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NCME FEATURE ARTICLE THE NORTH CAROLINA ROTATION SCHEDULE: MUSIC EDUCATOR
Summer /Fall: Deadline, May 1 (Arrives in August) Volume 64 – Number 2 CONFERENCE 2013 Elementary • Orchestra • Advocacy Published four times a year — Summer/Fall, Conference: Deadline, August 10 (Arrives in October) Conference, Winter and Spring Items Pertaining to Conference by the North Carolina Music Educators Association Winter: Deadline, December 1 (Arrives in March) Research • Choral (HS and MS) • Band Pat Hall, Executive Director 883-C Washington Street • Raleigh, NC 27605 Spring: Deadline, February 15 (Arrives in May) Technology • Jazz • Higher Education EDITOR: Carla Copeland-Burns, [email protected] Interested in submitting a Feature Article? Contact the appropriate Section Chair – contact information is on the Board list found Mailed to active, retired and student members of the North in every issue of the NC Music Educator. Carolina Music Educators Association, a state affiliate of the Music Educators National Conference, See www.ncmea.net for additional Journal information. as part of their membership dues.
6 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2013 School of MUSIC Wade Weast, Dean
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The NCMEA Professional Development with the Honors Ensembles and the All- Conference is fast approaching. You do American Army Marching Band. Our not want to be any other place in November. students perform locally, as well as on The theme “Music Education… the state level, too. Attendees will get Orchestrating Success” continues a chance to hear high level performing as our focus. Many sessions were groups during our conference, from our planned with that in mind. Everyone Honors groups to performing groups involved made sure your needs were SONJA Z.M. from across the state. We will have many going to be met so that you can be WILLIAMS guests at our conference, so don’t let a more effective in the classroom. visitor come to your home and you not be This conference also marks the end there! National President Nancy Ditmer, of my tenure as the President of from Ohio, will be our keynote speaker on this wonderful organization. It has advocacy work – it’s everybody’s job! Monday morning. My alma mater, North definitely been a learning experience During the summer, the leadership Carolina School of the Arts Symphony and one that I thoroughly enjoyed. I team: Richard Holmes, Pat Hall, Orchestra, Cantata Singers and the know that Richard Holmes will move and I visited and spoke with Walter Winston-Salem Symphony Chorale the organization forward as we go B. Jones, David Price and the aid of will perform at the General Session on through these times when our jobs Richard Burr during our visit to Capitol Monday night. Students, colleagues, and are in jeopardy and what we do Hill. Our mission was to “tell our story” supporters will be recognized throughout doesn’t seem important. We can’t get and focus on evaluation, funding, and the conference. Bring someone to the distracted and forget why we do what accessibility. Following our visit, a conference and then return with vitality to we do – the children! networking reception and concert was your school and community. Don’t forget to tell your story to held featuring Sarah Darling. Members are encouraged to go whoever will listen about how music Did you know that our students to the NAfME website (www.nafme. has impacted your life! Get the rock? North Carolina is proud to have org) to find out what is going on in students and parents involved in our representation on the National level our Association on the National level.
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Join us for the 40th Annual OAKE National Conference in Atlanta, GA, March 20-22, 2014 at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel. Conference Highlights will include nearly 50 inspiring sessions, demonstrations and concert hour performances. Invited guests include:
e Ann Kay, Keynote Speaker e Jay Broeker, Mini-Conference e Atlanta Junior Ceili Band, Opening Ceremonies e African American Choral Ensemble, University of Georgia, Opening Concert e The Rosin Sisters, Friday Night Entertainment e Ron Daise, Expert on Gullah Culture e Urban Youth Harp Ensemble, Georgia Boy Choir, Young Singers of Callanwolde, Midday Concerts e Joan Gregoryk, Eugene Rogers, Elaine Quilichini, Eric Nelson, National Choirs’ Conductors e Visit www.oake.org/conferences for more information.
8 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2013 WORDS FROM THE PRESIDENT
Some things highlighted in the National – THANKS – to all who said a kind music inside me. Music was one of Assembly were: word, helped me get something my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, There will be a Research and Music together, gave constructive criticism/ my liver, my heart. Like my blood. Teacher National Conference from April feedback, shook my hand, patted me It was a force already within me 10 – 12, 2014, in St. Louis, Missouri. on the back, smiled at me, gave me when I arrived on the scene. It was a The keynote speaker will be the author a hug, listened to me, spoke to me, necessity for me-like food or water.” of “This is My Brain on Music.” The and waved at me! Words cannot Let’s keep music a necessity in our deadline for proposals is October 15. adequately express how appreciative schools. Let us show and tell others Members are encouraged to join I am! Thanks to the outgoing board that it is a necessity. We have great Groundswell. What is that? “The purpose members: Dave Albert, Robert music programs across the state. of the NAfME Advocacy Groundswell is to Jessup, Donna Wiles, Sara Tolles, Showcase your students whenever cultivate an online community of NAfME Jonathan Drye, Jane Williams, Jade and wherever possible. Get the members from across the country Tolles, Mark Cashin, Susan Braatz, media involved, so people can see interested in participating in advocacy Susan Trivette, Jessica Traversino, the positive things that children initiatives, engaging in discussions and John Corey. are doing in our schools. Tell them about advocacy and regularly digesting As I said in my very first journal how our students are performing advocacy news.” article - Who are we? NCMEA!! Ray academically and musically. The ‘Ostinato Circle’ is the Give a Charles once said “I was born with See you at the conference!! Note initiative. It is an annual giving program for recurring donations. Two ‘Ostinato Circle’ Awards will be given: 1) The state with the greatest percentage of member giving; and 2) The state with the greatest dollar amount of overall donations. Each winning state will receive ten scholarships to the NAfME National In- Service Conference or NAfME Music and Research and Teacher Education Conference. The goal is $300,000. Go to www.giveanote.org/donate for more information. Other NAfME projects and initiatives include: - PPEC (Programs, Projects, Events, and Campaigns) - IT Initiatives (CAMUS – Constituencies and Member Unified Solutions) - CRM (Customer Relationship ON CAPITOL HILL WITH PRESIDENT DITMER Management) - Learning Network – 148 subscribers - Music Education Roundtable – over 21 partners - STEM to STEAM Congressional Caucus – Aaron Schock, 18th CD Illinois and Suzanne Bonamic, 1st CD Oregon are leaders in this cause. We hope this will become a reality soon! We had the opportunity to visit the NAfME headquarters building in Reston, Virginia. We should be proud to call that state of the art building our home!! North Carolina has honored numerous people with bricks on the “Walk of FAME.” This tax-deductible donation of $150 is in support of music education. There are so many people who I could thank for what they have done for me along the way. For fear of NAFME HEADQUARTERS forgetting someone, I will just say
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By PAT HALL, Executive Director
I am very pleased to serve as your new Executive Director. I want to commend the Board of Directors on their very deliberate transition plan. I had the opportunity to shadow Reta Phifer at the Conference last November. I have spent two days a month since January in the Charlotte office getting familiar PAT HALL with all NCMEA’s events, programs and Future administrative tasks. Reta’s guidance has certainly made my first few months on the job a lot easier. NCMEA It was a privilege to attend the NAfME National Assembly meeting membership card. So get out your Conference Dates in Tyson’s Corner VA the last week of smart phone and download the NAfME June. That allowed me to see first hand membership app. You won’t have to all the work being done on the National remember to bring your membership level on behalf your profession, music card to conference! November 9-12, 2013 education. I was very impressed with Speaking of Conference, it will be the advocacy work being done on here before we know it. I encourage you November 8-11, 2014 Capitol Hill to keep Arts Education and to make sure your NAfME and NCMEA in particular Music Education a part membership is current. Register for November 7-10, 2015 of the ESEA reauthorization bill as it the conference sooner rather than later moves through Congress. and encourage your colleagues to do November 5-8, 2016 You will be hearing about some the same. initiatives in the next year that NCMEA Please know my door is always November 11-14, 2017 will be working on in conjunction with open if you’re in Raleigh. Feel free NAfME such as co-branding and to call or e-mail with any questions, November 10-13, 2018 membership. They are developing a concerns or errors you may find on our new member database that will come website (yes, a project I hope to tackle on-line in North Carolina in the next soon with the help of our webmaster). 12 – 18 months. And, a very cool I look forward to seeing you in thing, NAfME now has an app for your Winston-Salem in November! Contact Information and Executive Director
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art. Students receive comprehensive NCMEA PRESENTS 2013 AWARDS arts instruction in grades K-12. Beth McCullough’s vision has lead to a three- FOR HONOR ADMINISTRATOR AND year plan for Arts Education. Under her leadership, pacing guides have MUSIC EDUCATION ADVOCATE been developed for each discipline by the teachers. Honor Administrator awardee Dr. to Dr. Shepherd, who has successfully Beth McCullough is a product of the Barry Shepherd joined the Cabarrus advocated for placing value on people Chatham County Schools, graduating County Schools as Superintendent in rather than things.” from Jordan Matthews High School. February 2008. Prior to this appointment, The Music Educator Advocate She received a Bachelor of Music and he served as Band Director of Northwest is awarded to Beth McCullough, Spanish degree from UNC-Greensboro Cabarrus High School from 1988 to 1989. Public Information Officer and Arts and returned to Chatham County to Since his return in 2008, he has Education Coordinator for the Chatham teach music, English and Spanish. continued to bring Arts Education and County Schools. Working in these dual One of Beth McCullough’s specifically Music Education to the positions, she has found a venue for nomination letter states, “The most forefront of the educational community her passion for Arts Education and exciting outgrowth of Beth’s work is in Cabarrus County including: its importance for students. She has the fact that our chief stakeholders, the • Funding for the clinicians of the advocated for programs and positions 8,100 students we serve in Chatham All-County Chorus and All-County especially during tight budget times. County, are more well-rounded Band on an annual basis, Beth’s vision and advocacy for the arts, citizens in part because of our stellar • Appointed a Fine Arts Coordinator Chatham County Schools has not cut arts programs.” in the Fall of 2012, positions or programs. There are now Congratulations to both of our • Propose significant increased 40 full-time arts teachers in the area dedicated public servants for the Music funding for the Arts in 2013-2014 of dance, theater, music and visual and the Arts! school budget, • Expanded the instrumental music program to begin in 6th grade for the 2013-2014 school year at all eight Middle Schools • Added a string pilot program for the 2013-2014 school year at one Middle and one High School, • Increased awareness for the IN MEMORIUM Music in our Schools by featuring different performing Ensembles to perform the National Anthem for RICHARD E. SOUTHWICK School Board Meetings, January 29, 1916 – July 13, 2013 • And, attends and occasionally conducts All-County Chorus and A dedicated musician and teacher All-Band clinics and concerts. Dr. Shepherd is a native of Wilkes Former Executive Director of the County, NC and has held administrative North Carolina Music Educations Association positions in Iredell-Statesville Schools, Lexington City Schools and Former Music Director at Thomasville City Schools. He served Needham B. Broughton High School, Raleigh NC as superintendent of Elkin City Schools and as assistant superintendent in Community Positions Mooresville Graded School District. Music Director, Fairmont United Methodist Church, Raleigh NC Dr. Shepherd received a Bachelor of Music Director, Raleigh Little Theatre Science degree in music education and Instrumental Music Instructor, Meredith College, Raleigh NC a Master of Art degree in educational Founder and Director, Raleigh Youth Symphony leadership from Appalachian State Founding Director, Capital City Band and Raleigh Community Band University. He received his Doctor Private Lesson Teacher of Education degree from Columbia Summer Band Instructor University in New York. President of Local 500 Dr. Shepherd is married to Laura Shepherd. They have two daughters American Federation of Musicians who attend Cabarrus County Schools. Violinist with the Capital String Ensemble His nominator states, “Cabarrus County Member, Raleigh Sertoma Club Schools have continued to thrive thanks
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Athens Drive High School, Raleigh NORTH CAROLINA STUDENT Teacher: Dr. Jerry Markoch Aaron Kerr PARTICIPANTS IN THE 2013 NAfME Athens Drive High School, Raleigh, Teacher: Dr. Jerry Markoch ALL-NATIONAL HONORS ENSEMBLES Jordan Owen East Rowan High School, Salisbury, All-National Symphony Orchestra Philip Norris, Jazz Bass Teacher: Emily Davis Brandon Castillo, Strings Viola, Wake Forest High School Samantha Barringer W.A. Hough High school All-National Mixed Choir Hickory Ridge High School, Harrisburg All-National Honors Concert Band Sam Childers, Vocal Bass 2, Eastern Teacher: Chris White Gino Cecchi, Winds Baritone Wayne High School Summer Dietz Saxophone Emilee Keele, Vocal Soprano 1, Jesse North Lincoln High School, Lincolnton Fuquay-Varina High School O. Sanderson High School Teacher: Neil Underwood Dorien Dotson, Percussion-Mallet Lydia Nethercutt, Vocal Soprano 1, Connor Barnette Northside High School Jesse O. Sanderson High School Providence High School, Charlotte Melissa Hagstedt, Winds Trombone-3 Stephanie Peek, Vocal Alto 2, Bandys Teacher: Joshua K. Potter Marvin Ridge High School High School Aaron Kriska Daniel Ren, Winds Trombone-Bass 2013 US Army All Marching Band Southern Alamance High School, Green Hope High School Baker Lawrimore Graham, Teacher: Joshua Morgan Joshua Scarborough, Winds Clarinet-1 A. C. Reynolds High School, Sadie McClure Athens Drive High School Asheville, Teacher: Sean Smith, Tuscola Sr. High School, Waynesville All-National Honors Jazz Ensemble Caleb McMahon Teacher: Tim Wise Jason Chrisman, Jazz Tenor A. C. Reynolds High School, Asheville, Lindsey Wilson Saxophone-2 Teacher: Sean Smith West Lincoln High School, Lincolnton North Buncombe High School Jay Dineen Teacher: Tyler LaDuke
• Intensive professional training with a superb liberal arts education–in a place long known to the world as Music City U.S.A. • Internationally recognized faculty and uniquely personal student/teacher ratio–a hallmark of the Blair community • New, state-of-the-art classrooms, studios, and performance hall–a new dimension in the learning experience Tucker Biddlecombe, Associate Professor of Choral Activities and Choral Director VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY AUDITION DATES 2013/14 For more information: December 7, 2013 • January 24 & 25, 2014 Dwayne Sagen February 7 & 8, 2014 • February 21 & 22, 2014 Assistant Dean of Admissions Blair School of Music • Degree programs offered in instrumental Vanderbilt University and vocal performance, composition/theory, Nashville, TN 37212-3499 and musical arts–and a five-year Bachelor of PHONE: (615) 322-6181 Music/Master of Education program WEB: blair.vanderbilt.edu E-MAIL: Dwayne.P. [email protected] • Ranked as one of the nation’s top twenty universities
14 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2013 Since 1883, Stetson’s vision has remained constant, engaging students with challenging academics and instilling values for life. An independent university located in Central Florida, Stetson offers a comprehensive education in the Arts and Sciences, Business, Law and Music. The School of Music dare to go is regarded as one of the nation’s finest undergraduate-only professional schools of music, with a select enrollment of just beyond over 200 majors. Our heritage of world class music instruction is evident today in our mission to embrace academic rigor, artistic success. excellence, professionalism and diversity as we strive to enrich the whole person. Stetson continues to be an exciting place to live, learn and develop as a musician. dare to be Visit stetson.edu/music to learn more about the audition process significant.TM and listen to music from this exemplary program. Questions? Call (386) 822-8970
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Annual NCMEA Awards, Grants and Scholarship
All Application Deadlines, March 15
Awards
NCMEA Hall of Fame At least 30 years of teaching experience NCMEA Honor Administrator Nominations may be made by an active NCMEA member, or group of members Applications may be submitted to the District President or to the Awards Chair NCMEA Honorary Life Member Nominations made by each NCMEA Section Submitted by the Section Chair NCMEA Music Educator Advocate Award Active NCMEA members nominate Grants
NCMEA Mini Grant Available to any NCMEA Member Amount available – up to $1,000 NCMEA Summer Professional Development Grant Available for NCMEA Members working to provide staff development for two or more Local Administrative Agencies (LEAs) Amount available – up to $4,000
Scholarships
NCMEA Barbara Bair Scholarship Available for an NC graduating high school senior Student must attend a NC college or university as a music education major NCMEA Bill McCloud Merit Scholarship* Available for an NC resident, collegiate rising senior music education major Nomination made by NC University School of Music Dean or Music Department Chair Ruth Jewell Scholarship* Available for an NC resident, music education major attending an NC college or university Nomination made by NC University School of Music Dean or Music Department Chair
*These scholarship applications are made available to the University School of Music Dean and the Music Department Chairs. Other applications may be downloaded from the NCMEA Website, www.ncmea.net or by contacting the NCMEA Office, 883-C Washington Street, Raleigh NC 27605 | 919.424.7008
16 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2013 This comprehensive education tool brings harmony training, rhythm training and ensemble timing together in one convenient educator resource. It enables music educators to clearly demonstrate for students how to tune individual notes within chords, so that entire chords may be tuned. The HD-200 Harmony Director helps musicians understand how their parts fit into the complete harmony of the ensemble.
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GENERAL SESSION
James Allbritten, Conductor, is youngest artists in the San Antonio Arts originally from Louisville, KY. He began Festival, where he was apprenticed to Boris Goldovsky his operatic career with the Kentucky JAMES His conducting studies began at Opera. While a student in Louisville, he ALBRITTEN was invited to participate as one of the Indiana University under Jan Harrington,
Robert Porco, and Thomas Dunn. While Meredith College there he also worked with Glyndebourne Raleigh, North Carolina Festival Opera conductor Bryan Balkwill, and MET stage directors, Fritz Busch and James Lucas. He came to North Carolina in 2014 Music Auditions 1993 to join the faculty of the North Carolina School of the Arts where his duties now include Artistic Director of the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute. February 16 & 17 He has also led performances for Opera Theater of the Rockies, March 22 Opera Carolina, and the Winston- Salem Symphony. Allbritten spent four seasons as Music Director for NCSA’s illuminations festival on the Outer Banks, and led the schools Exceed Your Expectations... Festival Orchestra at Côte Vermeille and for the Flâneries Musicales d’Ete Audition at Meredith de Reims in France. Recent projects include the Southeastern premiere of Ned Rorem’s Our Town, which was co-commissioned by the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute. Future projects include La traviata www.meredith.edu/music and Die Fledermaus for Piedmont Opera 1-800-Meredith and a return as Principal conductor/ voice teacher to Opera Theatre of the Rockies Vocal Arts Symposium at Colorado College. The UNCSA Cantata Singers includes all vocal majors and other students selected by audition from the high school, undergraduate, and graduate program. The Cantata Singers perform choral works from the Renaissance through the Modern Period for unaccompanied chorus and chorus with instruments. Singers for the opera chorus of the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute are drawn from Cantata Singers. The Winston-Salem Symphony Chorale traces its beginnings to the 1940’s; at that time, there were three vocal groups in Winston-Salem, which eventually merged in 1960 to form the Singers’ Guild. The Singers’ Guild often performed concerts with the Symphony, and in the fall of 1971 merged with the
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Symphony and became the Winston- Salem Symphony Chorale. The Chorale CHECK THE NCMEA WEBSITE AT has been directed by David Partington, Norman Johnson, Peter Perret, Donald Armitage, and James Allbritten, and www.ncmea.net currently is under the direction Dr. Carole J. Ott. The Chorale consists of FOR A “SNEAK PEEK “ 90 auditioned volunteer singers, many of whom are members of area church OF THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM choirs and university choruses. The Symphony and Chorale perform large choral masterworks, as well as smaller-scale works such as Bach’s St. John Passion and Department of an annual production of Handel’s Messiah. Additionally, the Winston- Music Salem Symphony Chorale holds its own performances in local venues, providing intimate and moving choral experiences for audiences away from the Symphony concert hall. Degrees OffereD: • Bachelor of Arts in Music • Bachelor of Arts in Music with an Emphasis in Music Industry • Bachelor of Science in Music Education
Quality CurriCulum ExCEllEnt FaCulty Win One of the NCMEA SCholarShipS Conference Door Prizes: availablE A One-Year EnsEmblEs: NAfME/NCMEA • Chowan Chorus Membership Renewal • Chowan Singers • Cantare Both, the NCMEA Exhibit Hall Door Prize and the District Meeting • Chowan Winds Attendance Door Prize will be a one- • Jazz Band year NAfME/NCMEA membership • Pep Band renewal, a value of $126. • Meherrin Chamber Exhibit Hall Door Prize tickets Orchestra will be distributed, as usual, at the Exhibit Hall doors. The District Meeting Attendance Door Prize tickets will be provided at the District Meetings on Chowan University Department of mUsiC Monday, November 11 at 9:30 a.m. One University Place The drawing for the District Meeting Murfreesboro, NC 27855 Attendance Door Prize will be held at the Monday evening General Session 252-398-6236 • [email protected] at 8 p.m. The drawing for the Exhibit Hall Grand Door Prize will be held on www.chowan.edu Tuesday morning in the Exhibit Hall at 11:30 a.m.
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2013 NCMEA CONFERENCE EXHIBITOR SHOWCASES
C. Alan Publications prize in both the North Carolina and material with constant reinforcement New Resources for Teaching Southern Division. of the concepts necessary for students Percussion Dr. Cort McClaren is founder and to acquire the reading, rhythmic, and Appropriate for Band President of C. Alan Publications and technical skills needed for successful Description: The session features Director of the National Conference young bands. See why you will finish new percussion materials for the middle on Percussion Pedagogy. He was these books rather than putting them and high school band director. The Professor of Percussion Studies aside part way through the year. C. Alan Publications team will survey at UNC Greensboro from 1983- Clinician: Steve Hedrick received the latest percussion ensemble and 2008. He earned the Bachelor and his Master of Music Education Degree solo literature/methods. A percussion Masters Degree from Wichita State from the University of South Carolina, ensemble of local professionals and University and the Ph.D. from The and Bachelor’s Degree in Music with educators will perform selections. University of Oklahoma. Dr. McClaren a Performance Certificate in Trumpet Clinicians: Dr. Andrew Dancy frequently appears at music educators’ from Elon University. He has been a holds the Doctor of Musical Arts conventions and music industry band director at the middle school, in Percussion Performance from conferences, presenting clinics on high school, and college levels. He the University of North Carolina at his “Common Elements” approach to is a multiple recipient the Presidential Greensboro (UNCG). Dancy performs teaching percussion. He is the author Citation from the Governor’s School frequently throughout North Carolina of the book The Book of Percussion for the Visual and Performing Arts, and has presented concerts at the Pedagogy: A Step-by-Step Approach and is listed in Who’s Who Among National Conference on Percussion for Teachers and Performers, and America’s Teachers. Pedagogy, the International Double co-author of The Book of Percussion Reed Society Convention, the North Audition Music. Hinshaw Music, Inc. Carolina Day of Percussion, Greensboro Choral Gems: Exploring Music College, North Carolina A&T State Carl Fischer Music and Techniques for Middle & High University, and Guilford College. Band Clinic/Showcase, Make Warm- School Singers Percussionist, composer, & educator. Ups Part of Your Routine - Just Description: This reading session Dr. Nathan Daughtrey is a musical Don’t Make Them Routine will include choral repertoire, teaching chameleon who uses his wide-ranging Appropriate for Band strategies and cross-curricular talents to adapt comfortably to a variety Clinician: Larry Clark’s music connections appropriate for middle of environments. As a performing artist is some of the most popular and most and high school singers. and clinician for Yamaha percussion, performed by ensembles at all ability Clinician: Dr. Maribeth Gail Vic Firth sticks and mallets, and levels, appearing on many contest/ Yoder-White as a choral/general Zildjian cymbals, he has performed festival lists. Clark has over 200 music education specialist and serves and given master classes and clinics publications in print and is in demand as adjunct professor at Appalachian throughout the United States and to write commissions for ensembles across three continents. across the country. Clark is Vice Dr. Mike Lasley holds a BME, a MM, President, Editor-in-Chief of Carl Fisher and a DMA in Percussion Performance Music. He holds a Bachelors Degree from the University of North Carolina at in Music Ed. from Florida State Greensboro (UNCG). He was a National University and Masters Degrees in Finalist in the 2004 Music Teachers Conducting and Composition from National Association (MTNA) Young James Madison University. Check out Artist Competition, having claimed first his work and upcoming events at www. DR. MARIBETH larryclarkmusic.com. GAIL YODER- WHITE Band Fundamentals Books/Hedrick Music Ed Publishing Band Fundamentals Books – State University. A frequent clinician, A pathway to better music consultant, and adjudicator for choral reading and tone quality workshops and festivals throughout Appropriate for Band the country, Yoder-White is editor of the Description: Join us to see Hinshaw Music choral series for young how the Band Fundamentals Book voices “Accent On Young Voices.” In Series can be a major asset in 2005, Yoder-White received the Lara achieving realistic goals in the middle Hoggard Award for distinguished service DR. NATHAN DR. MIKE school band program. This series in choral music in North Carolina. Active DAUGHTREY LASLEY offers logical and thorough teaching in many professional organizations,
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Yoder-White is president-elect of the continued his studies in improvisation Southern Division of the National with the Groundling and other comedic Association for Music Education troops in LA and Nashville. Join Chris (NAfME) and previously served as as he shares his love for music and this President of the North Carolina Chapter exciting general music program. of the American Choral Directors Association and the North Carolina Wenger Corporation Music Educators Association. Planning The Music Suite Appropriate for Band, Higher Macie Publishing Company Education, Middle School Choral, Arrangements for Recorder, High School Choral, Percussion Instruments JON CHRIS General Music and Orchestra and Boomwhackers MILLS MURPHY Description: Learn the process Appropriate for Elementary and and timing for working with you General Music a degree in Band Instrument Repair administration and facility planners for Description: This enjoyable Technology in 1990. Jon has been with getting the new music suite properly session explores recorder instruction the Music & Arts repair department planned and designed. using percussion instruments and since 1999. He recently took the role Clinician: Warren Givens is a boomwhackers. Dr. Whitley will also of Regional Repair Manager through graduate of Clemson University and the present recorder games, motivational which he oversees all 28 retail repair Region Manager of Wenger Corporation activities and assessment tools to shops and 130 technicians. He has in Raleigh NC for the past 25 years. He challenge young students. Each performed numerous clinics for has worked extensively with acoustical teacher will receive a complementary the National Association of Band consultants, architects, and school translucent Kingsley Kolor Recorder Instrument Repair Technicians in personnel to provide services related and a patented Safety Neck Strap ideal regional and national clinics. Jon to the proper design and equipping for movement activities. Be sure to has a total of 21 years experience in of music suites in the K-12, College attend and play along. the industry performing brass and and University, and Performing Arts Clinician: Dr. Ran Whitley is woodwind repair. markets. In the early 1990’s the Florida the Chair for the Division of Fine Arts Music Educators Association contacted and Assistant Professor of Music at Quaver Music Wenger Corporation to enlist aid in Campbell University. He received Quaver’s Beyond Marvelous putting together a communication a B.M.E. from Appalachian State Curriculum: The New Benchmark in procedure that could be used to help University, a PhD in Music Education K-5 Music Curriculum architects and district facility planners from the University of North Carolina Appropriate for Elementary, design better and more functional music at Greensboro, and a Doctorate General Music and Technology suites within the Florida school system. of Ministry from the Southeastern Description: Technology when Warren was a part of the effort to educate Baptist Theological Seminary. Ran is done right can bring interactivity and fun not only architects and planners, but the author of numerous articles and to your music classroom. QuaverMusic. also music educators in an attempt to publications and has composed music com was designed with you in mind to identify, quantify and develop solutions for recorder and Orff instruments. He get your students singing, moving and to the problems of poor acoustics and has completed Orff Levels I-III as well as learning at deeper levels. The QK-5 design in the Florida market. He and the Orff Master Class at the University Curriculum used cloud-based resources. a small team of people traveled to of Memphis and is the author of Orff Executable (and customizable!) Quaver many districts gathering information Orchestrations for the Ed Sueta Recorder Lesson Plans incorporate elements of and making presentations. The effort Methods and the Be A Recorder solfege, rhythm and pitch activities, grew and became more formal and Star Rhythm Orchestrations for Non- animated songs, dance and movement has resulted in the “Planning the Music pitched Percussion in conjunction with and cross-curricular activities. Let Suite” booklet and presentation that recorder. Ran is also the author of Say us show you how Quaver’s Resource has been successful in transforming It, Play It! Boomwhacker Arrangements, Manager can aid you in planning, and music education design concepts in all published by Macie Publishing. even provide Automated Assessment of 50 states over the last two decades. student work to gauge mastery of class Music & Arts objectives. You will walk away with Tips for Quick and Easy a wealth of inspirational and easy-to- Instrument Repair execute ideas for your classroom. Appropriate for Teacher Education Clinician: Quaver Team member Description: How to diagnose Chris Murphy lives and breathes and solve many common problems on music. Impacted by this art form he a variety of instruments and when to has performed on stage and screen as DR. WARREN leave the repair to a professional. a singer/songwriter and actor for over GIVENS Clinician: Jon Mills graduated 20 years. With a degree in Theatre from from Red Wing Technical College with Los Angeles’ El Camino College, he
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SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR NCMEA OFFICES
Elections for various positions Southern Seminary Auxiliary. Renee on the NCMEA Board of Directors plans to begin teaching privately this will take place at the 2013 November fall after being a parent caregiver for Professional Development Conference. the past two years. Along with this new The following are candidates for adventure, she will also be a volunteer President-Elect, Recording Secretary, with Hospice and work with grieving and Member-at-Large. families. Renee and her husband Don live in Statesville. President-elect Renee Anders JAMES DAUGHERTY James Daugherty candidate for President-elect RENEE JAMES recording secretAry ANDERS DAUGHERTY A native of Ashe County, North Hillary Boutwell Carolina, James G. Daugherty (“Mr. Susan Trivette D”) is currently in his twentieth year MeMber-At-lArge numerous teachers throughout her as the director of bands and instructor Jonathan Matthews career. Her involvement in professional of music theory at Central Davidson Tremayne Smith organizations include NCMEA, NAfME, High School in Lexington, North MeMber-At-lArge ACDA, and Delta Kappa Gamma. Carolina, assisting daily with the band Theresa Burns She served on the Board of the North instruction at Central Davidson Middle Joseph Walker Carolina Music Educators Association School. Under “Mr. D’s” baton the first as the Exceptional Children’s Liaison school’s Symphonic Band and Wind and presented a NCMEA conference Ensemble have consistently earned session on “ADD.” Renee was appointed ratings of excellent and superior at MEET THE CANDIDATES the Co-Chair, then Chair of the North regional, state and national music Carolina Elementary Honors Chorus festivals from North Carolina to Florida. RENEE ANDERS and served as Elementary Section More festival superior ratings for the candidate for President elect Chair from 2005-2007. Throughout bands have been earned in the last her career, Renee’s students were twenty years than the entire history of Renee Anders received Bachelor of consistently chosen to participate the school. In the spring of 2012 the Music in Applied Voice and Bachelor of in the North Carolina Elementary concerts bands of Central Davidson Music in Music Education degrees from Honors Chorus. Additionally, Renee’s performed at the Dixie Classic Festival UNC-G. While there, she studied with students were selected to participate in Williamsburg, VA with the Wind the late Dr. William McIver. She sang in National and Regional Honors Ensemble earning “Honor Band” with the Women’s Ensemble, UNC-G Choirs sponsored by the American status for the event. In 2004 the band Chorale, and had roles in” The Marriage Choral Directors Association (ACDA). program was invited to represent the of Figaro” and “Die Fleidermaus.” She and her students traveled to Los State of North Carolina at the National Renee was one of four seniors chosen Angeles, Miami, Chicago, West Virginia, Festival of States in Washington, by the music faculty to perform with Kentucky, and Tennessee. In 2007, D.C. commemorating the new WWII the UNC-G Orchestra and was second Renee became interested in another Memorial there. The Wind Ensemble runner up in the Regional Met Auditions. aspect of teaching and was trained as performed for the North Carolina Although she enjoyed singing, Renee an Education Consultant and Presenter Music Educators Annual In-Service found her passion was teaching small for “Tools for Teaching” founded by Dr. Conference in November of 2005 with children. Building the foundation for Fred Jones. Renee presented NCMEA a “Midwest Clinic” format program of future musicians and encouraging conference sessions in 2009 and 2010 music for all ability levels. The Spartan students to transition to the next level about “Tools for Teaching” and led her Legion Marching Band (an all volunteer were just a few of her lifelong goals. faculty in this training during the 2011 group) has also performed with the She dedicated her 30-year career to school year. Renee was “Teacher of world renowned “Dallas Brass” at the teaching elementary students until her the Year” at her school in 2002, and North Carolina Music Educators In- retirement in 2012. Renee’s teaching in 2009, was chosen as the “Inaugural Service Conference in 1997. career spanned the state, including North Carolina Elementary Teacher of In 1996 and in 2013, he was positions in Durham, Wilson, Charlotte- the Year.” Renee is a charter member named “Teacher of the Year” at Mecklenburg, Guilford, and Catawba of Faith Lutheran Church where she Central Davidson High School and Counties. In 1999, Renee received Level has served as Children’s Choir Director in 1997 for Davidson County (North III Orff-Schulwerk Certification and in and a member of the Church Council. Carolina) School System (a system 2002, was awarded National Board Recently, she was honored as a lifetime of approximately 27,000 students). In Certification. Renee was a mentor for member of the Lutheran Theological January of 1998 he was presented
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with a distinguished service award of 2009 edition of Teaching Music (a “Outstanding Young Educator” by the publication of the National Association Lexington, North Carolina Jaycees for Music Education) in an article entitled and in April of 2006 was nominated “Accentuate the Positive” and was also for a “Young Alumnus Award” from listed in December 2009 as one of “50 Appalachian State University. He has Directors Who Make A Difference” in the been nominated for “Who’s Who Among School Band and Orchestra Magazine. American Teachers” by his students He has adjudicated at marching over four times and was recently band events in North Carolina and recognized by the group “Who’s Who Virginia and has also served as guest In America”. conductor within those states. He has Mr. Daugherty’s educational additionally served as a performance HILLARY SUSAN background includes a Bachelor’s and sight-reading adjudicator for BOUTWELL TRIVETTE degree in music education from the North Carolina Bandmasters Appalachian State University as well Association Concert Band MPA and the as a Master of Music degree in music Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors State Coordinator in 2012, but later education with a concentration in Association MPA. During the summer moved to Chair of the Middle School band directing from Appalachian. He of 2012, Mr. Daugherty completed his Choral section. She continues to also holds certification in Education twenty-third summer on the faculty/ serve in that capacity and has served Leadership/School Administration from staff of Cannon Music Camp held at on the Executive Board for NCMEA High Point University and is a licensed Appalachian State University where he since 2012. K-12 School Administrator. While serves as the Dean of Men, a position he Mrs. Boutwell received her attending Appalachian, Mr. Daugherty has held for the past seventeen years. Bachelor’s degree in Music Education was a recipient of the prestigious North Active in the Lexington community, Mr. in 2007. In 2012, she completed Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship. Daugherty is a member of Coggins her Master’s Degree in Educational Mr. Daugherty holds professional Memorial Baptist Church and sings in Administration and Supervision. memberships in the American School the sanctuary choir. She is currently pursuing her Band Director’s Association (ASBDA), doctorate in Educational Leadership National Band Association, the Music HILLARY BOUTWELL with a Specialization in Curriculum Educators National Conference, candidate for secretary and Instruction. the North Carolina Music Educators Mrs. Boutwell currently resides Association, the North Carolina Hillary D.S. Boutwell currently in Durham, North Carolina with her Bandmasters Association, the North works as a Lead Teacher at the Little husband, Ryan, and their daughter Carolina Association of Educators, the School located in Hillsborough, North Julianna Dale. Mrs. Boutwell Florida Bandmasters Association, Phi Carolina. Mrs. Boutwell came to the enthusiastically hopes to be elected Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Pi Kappa Lambda, Little School in 2013. She advises, and and to continue working to promote Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Eta Sigma and is a collaborates with, assisting teachers music education in both North Carolina faculty life member of the Tri-M Music and colleagues on the Reggio-Emilia and America’s schools. Honor Society. approach and full Conscious Discipline Currently, Mr. Daugherty is the implementation. Mrs. Boutwell SUSAN TRIVETTE Immediate Past-President of the North also serves as the Director of Music candidate for secretary Carolina Bandmasters Association. Ministries at Fuquay-Varina Presbyterian Mr. Daugherty was elected to serve Church in Fuquay-Varina. Her past Educational Background as District Five President for the North professional experience includes more Bachelor of Music Education – University Carolina Music Educators Association than five years as a middle school of North Carolina Greensboro in 2006 and served in that capacity until choral director in Greene and Onslow Orff Certification Level I, II, and III 2009. Within the district and state band counties where her performing groups KinderMusik – Music for the Young Child associations he has previously served consistently received superior ratings. the Northwest District Bandmasters During her tenure, Mrs. Boutwell served Professional Experience Association as chairman from 2008- as committee chairs at the school and Education Director, Salisbury 2010, as treasurer for eight years district level. In 2008, she was named Symphony 2000-2008, and from 2003-2009, he Beginning Teacher of the Year at Flutist, Salisbury Symphony served as the state clinic chair for the Southwest Middle School in Onslow Organist, First United Church of Christ, North Carolina High School Honors County. Later that year, she was named Salisbury Band. Mr. Daugherty considers one Beginning Teacher of the Year for the Adjunct Faculty, Catawba College of his most humbling honors to be entire Onslow County district. Theater Department selected by his colleagues as the Mrs. Boutwell has been a member Former K-5 Elementary Music Teacher, “Award of Excellence” recipient for the of NCMEA and NAfME since 2007. Rowan-Salisbury Schools, mentor Northwest North Carolina Bandmasters She has served as a Member-at-Large teacher, supervising teacher for Association in February of 2007. Mr. on the Middle School Choral Board Catawba College, Livingstone College Daugherty was featured in the February for NCMEA. She was elected All- and Pfeiffer College (now University)
NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2013 23 CONFERENCE NEWS East Carolina University® School of Music Former Adjunct Faculty, Catawba North Carolina at Greensboro. Theresa College – Taught flute and Music in the served on the NCMEA Middle School Elementary Classroom Choral Executive Board from 2003 Former Adjunct Faculty, Rowan- – 2012 as member at large, and Cabarrus Community College – Taught most recently as the Middle School Early Childhood Music All State Chorus Coordinator. In Former Music Director, Piedmont 2005, she represented NCMEA as Players Theater an emerging leader at the MENC Professional Activities Southern Division Conference. In NCMEA 2009 she achieved National Board Current Recording Secretary (3 terms) Certification and now serves as an District 5 President (2 terms) JONATHAN TREMAYNE assessor for Pearson Education. Current Elementary Section Recording MATTHEWS SMITH In 2013 she took on a new position Secretary (3 terms) in Guilford County Schools as Elementary Section District 5 the Coordinator of the Summer Representative TREMAYNE SMITH Arts Institute. Theresa lives in 25 Year Member candidate for Member at large Greensboro, NC where she serves as Private flute and piano instructor the children’s choral director at her Presenter and Contributor, North Tremayne Smith was born and church and teaches piano privately. Carolina Symphony Teachers’ raised in Salisbury NC; the proud Workshop and Teacher Handbook (2 home of Food Lion and Cheerwine! JOSEPH WALKER times) Smith is a 2011 graduate of candidate for Member at large Former Music Chair, North Carolina East Carolina University, where he Alpha Delta Kappa received degrees in Music Education Joseph Walker is a 2008 NC Honors and Political Science. While at Teaching Fellow alum and a graduate Teacher of the Year, Granite Quarry ECU, among other extracurricular of East Carolina University. Joseph Elementary School activities, Smith was a brother of Phi has taught Orchestra grades 5-12 Semi-finalist Teacher of the Year, Gamma Delta (FIJI) and Phi Mu Alpha at Southwest Middle School and Rowan-Salisbury Schools fraternity, served as the Head Drum Southwest High School in Onslow Get More than Just a Degree Major of the ECU Marching Pirates County, and has served on the staff JONATHAN MATTHEWS for 3 consecutive years, Homecoming of UNCG Summer Music Camp. candidate for Member at large King, Student Body Treasurer, Student The Southwest Orchestras have Make lifelong friends and interact with students 2013–14 AUDITION DATES Body President and member of the earned consistently high ratings at Jonathan D. Matthews, a ECU Board of Trustees. regional large and small ensemble from around the world who share your interest Fayetteville native, received his After college, Smith worked as a Staff MPA and maintain a presence Bachelor of Music Education degree Assistant for United States Senator in regional ensembles. Joseph in music. Pursue your passion through a variety December 7, 2013 from East Carolina University in Kay Hagan (NC) on Capitol Hill. While has participated as clinician for 2006. Mr. Matthews’ teaching in DC, Smith completed the National New Hanover Honors All County of undergraduate, graduate, certificate, and January 25, 2014 experience includes Southwest Security Scholars Program and played Orchestra, served as coordinator Onslow HS, New Bern HS, and his as principal horn in the Georgetown for Eastern Region Solo and Small minor programs. Graduate with the skills to current position at South Central HS Law Symphony Orchestra. Ensemble MPA for the past 4 years, February 8, 2014 in Pitt County. At all of these schools Smith returned to Eastern NC and and was elected Teacher of the Year follow your ambitions and the experience to Mr. Matthews’ groups have grown is currently the Director of Bands at for Southwest Middle School for February 22, 2014 (no voice) in size and have thrived musically, Rocky Mount High School in Rocky 2013/2014. Joseph looks forward to enter the professional world. having received numerous awards Mount, NC and has received Superior meeting the needs of students and including excellent and superior Ratings at EVERY state music colleagues as Member at Large. March 22, 2014 ratings at district MPA events. festival this year. Smith received the UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS Mr. Matthews has also taught ENCORE Award sponsored by the and judged percussion lines in the American School Band Directors Music Education For more information, call us Eastern District, has been a guest Association and was named Rocky clinician for local school bands, and Mount High School Teacher of the Music Therapy or visit us online today. has served on staff of several summer Year, 2013-2014. Performance music camps, including East Carolina 252-328-6851 Summer Band Camp. In May 2013 Mr. THERESA BURNS Theory-Composition Matthews earned his Masters degree candidate for Member at large www.ecu.edu/music in School Administration from East Carolina University. Mr. Matthews Theresa Burns is currently the GRADUATE PROGRAMS currently resides in Jacksonville with choral director at Jamestown Middle his lovely wife Karen. Together they School in Jamestown, NC. She holds Music Education (100 percent online) have two beautiful children, Benjamin both a Bachelor and Master’s degree in THERESA JOSEPH Performance An equal opportunity/affirmative and Alice-Ann. Music Education, from the University of BURNS WALKER Theory-Composition action university, which accommodates 24 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2013 the needs of individuals with disabilities. East Carolina University® School of Music
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Make lifelong friends and interact with students 2013–14 AUDITION DATES from around the world who share your interest in music. Pursue your passion through a variety December 7, 2013 of undergraduate, graduate, certificate, and January 25, 2014 minor programs. Graduate with the skills to February 8, 2014 follow your ambitions and the experience to enter the professional world. February 22, 2014 (no voice) March 22, 2014 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS Music Education For more information, call us Music Therapy or visit us online today. Performance 252-328-6851 Theory-Composition www.ecu.edu/music GRADUATE PROGRAMS Music Education (100 percent online) Performance An equal opportunity/affirmative Theory-Composition action university, which accommodates NORTH CAROLINA MUSICthe EDUCATOR/CONFERENCEneeds of individuals 2013 with 25 disabilities. CONFERENCE NEWS
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for office this year, including our own NORTH CAROLINA BANDMASTERS James Daugherty, who will be running for President-Elect. ASSOCIATION As a reminder, auditions for the By MICHAEL WILSON, NCBA President North Carolina All-State Honor Band will be on March 8, 2014 (snow date March The school year is well underway 15, 2014) held on the campus of Brown and what a great opportunity we Middle School and East Davidson have to refresh and rejuvenate at High School in Thomasville. The North this fall’s NCMEA Staff Development Carolina All-State Honors Band Clinic Conference. As we celebrate the North will be May 2-4, 2014 on the campus Carolina Bandmasters Association’s of the University of North Carolina at 75th Anniversary, it is a privilege to offer Chapel Hill. Please mark these dates to our membership another diverse in your calendar and do not schedule grouping of clinics and performances MICHAEL other activities on these dates if you throughout this year’s conference. We WILSON plan to have students participate! are pleased to offer nationally renowned It is my hope that you will attend and clinicians offering expertise on our conference this year. The learning a variety of subjects affecting our opportunities, fellowship, and musical profession as well as the opportunity the awards presentation by recognizing experiences we share together help to to hear bands from the middle and our District Award of Excellence continue our year and career in the best high school level, as well as an adult recipients for the North Carolina spirit and mind-set. I look forward to community group. It is a pleasure to Bandmasters Association. This year’s seeing you in Winston-Salem! thank my colleagues on the NCMEA Award of Excellence winners are Bill Executive Board for their willingness Pendergrass (Central District), David to work together in setting a schedule, Stroud (Eastern District), Dee Raby which will facilitate at least one of our (Northwest District), Tracy Humphries, performances in the Stevens Center on (South Central District), William “Bill” Sunday evening. Sutton(Southeastern District), Roger Every hour throughout the Caldwell (Western District). Finally, in conference you should be able to find celebration of 75 years of the NCBA we an outstanding performance or clinic to will recognize the Past Presidents of attend. The tremendously supportive our organization. I think it is most fitting ADVERTISERS music industry leaders and businesses to recognize our esteemed colleagues in our state and region are a huge part for their many contributions to our ACM/National Guild of of our conference, which make this organization and helping us reach this Piano Teachers ...... 74 event and so many others possible. milestone. Following these awards ASU/Hayes School of Music ...... 29 Noteworthy to this year’s conference and recognitions our Sunday evening are the contributions of Conn-Selmer concert by the Asheville Community Blair School of Music/Vanderbilt ...14 for Concert Percussion, Neil A. Kjos Band, under the direction of Michael Brevard College ...... 31 Music Company for the sponsorship Robinson will begin. Chowan University ...... 19 of Dr. Bruce Pearson, Hal Leonard, The annual Fall Business Meeting East Carolina University...... 25 Meredith Music, Jupiter Band of the North Carolina Bandmasters Instruments, and Music & Arts, for the Association will be held at 4:00PM on East Tennessee State University .... 67 sponsorship of Dr. Milt Allen. Sunday, November 10. This will be the Gardner-Webb University ...... 27, 43 Recognizing member achievements only general business meeting during Meredith College ...... 18 will again be a highlight of this year’s our conference. Please plan to attend! Moore Music Company ...... 5 conference. On Sunday evening at In addition to our normal business, we Music Center, The ...... 2 7:30PM we will be joined by the NC will vote on our new “section delegate”. Chapter of the American School Band This is an additional seat for the Band Music & Arts Centers ...... 75 Directors Association (ASBDA) to Section on the NCMEA Executive OAKE ...... 8 present “Encore” Awards to young Board (please see the article by Past Stetson University ...... 15 band directors. The “Encore” Awards President James Daugherty on our QuaverMusic ...... 76 are recognitions to outstanding band nominees). We will also vote on three UNC – Charlotte ...... 57 directors with less than seven years inductees from the five nominees into of experience in the profession. The the NCBA Hall of Fame (please see UNC – Greensboro ...... 38, 39, 53, 59 third class of recipients for this award the article by President-Elect Alice UNC School of the Arts ...... 7 is Elizabeth Dockery, Arborbrook Aldredge). Finally, I encourage each UNC – Wilmington ...... 3, 51 Christain Academy, Tremayne Smith, of you to mark your ballot for members Western Carolina University ...... 13 Rocky Mount HS and Sarah Stafford, to the NCMEA Executive Board. There Yamaha Music Corp...... 11, 17 Granite Falls MS. Next we will continue are many outstanding people running
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“chAMber Music As A MeAns to has spent several summers playing Netherlands, Stusek won the prestigious indePendent MusiciAnshiP” chamber music in the Adirondacks of Dutch Chamber Music Competition University of North Carolina New York. Her degrees include the DM as part of the saxophone-accordion Greensboro Faculty from Florida State University, the MM duo 2Track with accordion virtuoso sunday, november 10 from Baylor University, and the BM from Otine van Erp. Along with degrees The EastWind Reed Quintet is The Eastman School of Music. She from Indiana University (BM, DM) and a resident faculty ensemble at The can be heard on Live from Luzerne Arizona State University (MM), Stusek University of North Carolina Greensboro, recordings with the Luzerne Chamber has studied at the Paris Conservatoire and is America’s first reed quintet (a Players (NY), Out of the Woods, French and the Conservatoire de la Région de relatively new formation that features reed trio music with TreVent, The Paris, where he earned the Prix d’Or à oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass Russian Clarinet (with EastWind Trio l’Unanimité in Saxophone Performance. clarinet and bassoon). EastWind has d’Anches), Chamber Music of Samuel His other teachers include Jean-Yves performed extensively and established Coleridge-Taylor, and EastWind Looks Formeau, Eugene Rousseau, David an enviable reputation regionally, East: Reed Trios of Eastern Europe Baker, Joseph Wytko, Larry Teal, Jean nationally, and internationally. The (pub. by Centaur Records). Barret is Ledeau, and Leroy Wolter. Stusek ensemble maintains a heavy concert an artist/clinician for Buffet-Crampon. is President of the North American schedule that includes performances CLARINET — Anthony Taylor Saxophone Alliance. and clinics at conventions and Taylor joined the UNCG School BASS CLARINET — Kelly Burke conferences, on radio and television, in of Music faculty in 2007, and was Kelly joined the faculty at the public schools, and on various college also recently appointed as Principal University of North Carolina at campuses. The members each have Clarinet of the Winston-Salem Greensboro in 1989. She is currently extensive solo and chamber music Symphony. He is an active solo, the principal clarinetist of the experience, which brings strength chamber, and jazz musician. This fall, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and and creative diversity to the group. he presented a paper on his research bass clarinetist of the Eastern Music EastWind has an effective musical into John Adams’s clarinet concerto Festival Orchestra. Equally at home rapport that allows the ensemble to Gnarly Buttons in Bangor, Wales at playing Baroque to Bebop, she has perform a wide range of music with the International Conference on Music appeared in recitals and as a soloist equal amounts of style, creativity, and and Minimalism. Recent performance with symphony orchestras throughout bravado. Repertoire of the EastWind highlights include the world premiere the United States, Canada, Germany, Ensemble includes literature from the of Seattle composer Gail Gross’s New Zealand, Australia, and Russia. Baroque to the present. The ensemble Bossa Velha at the Washington Burke’s discography includes several also draws upon the talents of guest State Music Teacher’s Association recent releases with Centaur Records: artists to create entertaining programs convention, solo performances with The Russian Clarinet, with works enhanced by dance, narration, and jazz piano master Dick Hyman, and the by Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Glinka, the addition of other instruments. world premiere recording of Gregory Melkikh, and Goedicke; Middle Voices: Along with formal performances, Yasinitsky’s solo clarinet work For All Chamber Music for Clarinet and Viola, EastWind has an excellent educational That Has Been Given. Each August, featuring works by several American program of lecture/demonstrations and Taylor also teaches at the Midsummer composers; and Samuel Coleridge- master classes for schools, as well as Musical Retreat, a week-long camp for Taylor: Chamber Music featuring the customized residencies. adult amateur musicians. In summer quintet and nonet, Middle Voices: OBOE—Mary Ashley Barret 2007, he completed his doctorate at Chamber Music of Eddie Bass, and Oboe, is the Oboe Professor at the University of Cincinnati College- EastWind Looks East: Reed Trios of the University of North Carolina at Conservatory of Music, and also Eastern Europe. Burke is the author of Greensboro and has been on the holds degrees from The Florida State numerous pedagogical articles and the faculty since 1998. A native of North University and Washington State critically acclaimed book Clarinet Warm- Carolina, she holds the principal University. Ups: Materials for the Contemporary oboe position with the Greensboro SAXOPHONE — Steven Stusek Clarinetist. She holds the BM and MM Symphony Orchestra. She has Steven Stusek has earned an degrees from the Eastman School of presented numerous guest recitals and international reputation for virtuosic Music and the DMA from the University master classes throughout the United performances of standard and new of Michigan. Burke is an artist/clinician States, Caribbean, Central America, works for the saxophone as well as for for Rico International and Buffet Canada, New Zealand and Australia. his engaging master classes and clinics. Clarinets. [email protected] An avid champion of the chamber He is a founding member of both the BASSOON — Michael Burns ensemble, Barret performs regularly acclaimed Red Clay Sax Quartet and New Zealander Michael Burns with the Cascade Wind Quintet, the the UNCG Reed Quintet. During nearly has an active career as a teacher and EastWind Trio d’Anches, TreVent and a decade of living and performing in the performer. He is Professor of bassoon
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at the University of North Carolina on research findings in the field of at Greensboro, and is a Yamaha kinesiology. As kinesiology is the study Performing Artist. He has recorded of human movement, basic terminology for the Centaur, CAP, Telarc, EMI, is introduced and discussed regarding Klavier, and Mark labels and his solo stages of learning as well as several CD Primavera: Music for Bassoon and key topics of discussion related to Piano by Bassoonists was released current pedagogical trends that seem in 2009 on the Mark Masters label to to contradict research findings in critical acclaim. He currently performs kinesiology. This presentation deals as a soloist, in chamber groups, and with mental aspects of acquiring and orchestrally with numerous recent refining skill. The philosophy is that performances at International Double DR. MILT JASON those who use an optimal mental Reed Society conventions, recitals ALLEN SULLIMAN approach with their practice sessions and masterclasses throughout North will cut down on the physical abuse America, Germany, China and the and tireless advocate on behalf of often associated with less effective South Pacific. He serves as principal music education. A 26-year veteran practice techniques and accomplish bassoon with the Asheville Symphony, of the rehearsal room, including 17 their short-term and long-term goals the North Carolina Opera Company years in the public school, his musical with greater speed and efficiency. and as bassoonist in the EastWind mission now takes him beyond the Mr. Jason Sulliman teaches at Ensemble, the Blue Mountain traditional rehearsal room to assuming Vincennes University in Vincennes, Ensemble, and Forecast Music. He the role of “music guerilla,” furthering Indiana, where he is the instructor also performs regularly with the North music, artistry and education through of brass and director of the brass Carolina, and Greensboro Symphonies whatever avenues available. Milt’s rare ensemble and the jazz band. Jason and as a guest with the Ciompi Quartet perspective encompasses teaching is currently pursuing his doctorate and Mallarme Chamber Players. His positions in rural/suburban, large/small in brass pedagogy from Indiana students have earned positions on and public/parochial environments. University where he is also pursuing the faculties of some of the leading He has successfully taught beginning a master’s degree in kinesiology- universities in the U.S. In summers, band in a boiler room through the motor learning/motor control. With Burns has been associated with the collegiate level, including his final his background including kinesiology InterHarmony International Music teaching position as Associate Director and movement, Jason keeps an Festival in Tuscany, Italy, the Eastern of Bands/Visiting Associate Professor active schedule of clinics and master Music Festival the Music For All/Bands of Music at The Ohio State University. classes involving his combination of of America Summer Symposium, New Yet always, from British Columbia to music, kinesiology, neuroscience, England Music Camp, and the Affetti Glasgow, Scotland and at conferences ergonomics, physiology, and cognitive Music Festival in Alaska. Burns holds the including the Midwest Clinic, MENC science. He travels the country BM degree from the Victoria University regional and national conventions and teaching workshops for students of all of Wellington, New Zealand, the MM BASBWE International Wind Festivals, ages and offers a unique perspective from the New England Conservatory, Milt’s humor, passion and experience on current practice pedagogy. and the DMA from the University of combine to illuminate the possibilities Previously Jason earned masters’ Cincinnati College-Conservatory of of both music education and the live art degrees in conducting and bass Music. For more information please of performance. trombone performance from the visit: www.michaelburnsbassoon.com Dr. Allen is an educational University of New Mexico. Jason Music is the high ground consultant for Jupiter Instruments/KHS earned his bachelor’s degree in Dr. Milt Allen America and also serves as a clinician trombone performance from the Hal Leonard/Meredith Music for the Hal Leonard Corporation and University of Massachusetts. Jason has sunday, november 10, 1:00PM Meredith Music Publications. His first also performed as a soloist on tenor We’ve been caught-up in the “- book: Music, Artistry, and Education: A trombone, euphonium, and tuba for five er” blitz: Music makes us smarter, Journey Towards Musical Growth and better, faster, etc. But in the rush to Enlightenment, was recently released try to substantiate the importance of by Hal Leonard/Meredith Music. music education, we’ve left behind the Kinesiology of the most important thing: music itself. conducting – how MoveMent Emerging brain research and our own elicits Musical resPonse experiences in the rehearsal room now Mr. Jason Sulliman, combine to show us the absolute need Vincennes University for the incredible art we teach and why Dr. Miller Asbill, Brevard College music should be taught for its own sunday, november 10, 3:00PM sake. Prepare to get armed in the war This presentation starts with for keeping music in schools! defining what kinesiology is and why Dr. Milt Allen is a popular it is helpful for musicians. They offer DR. MILLER ROBIN conductor, clinician, speaker, author practical advice for musicians based ASBIL GORHAM
NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2013 33 BaND SECTION different national and international tours Award, he was recognized as “most of the Tony and Emmy award-winning outstanding in the field of music” for Broadway show, “Blast!” Jason was a the state of Minnesota. In December member of the Original London cast, 1998, Dr. Pearson, “in recognition which may be seen on PBS’s nationally of his outstanding contribution to televised broadcast. Currently, Jason music education,” was awarded the is the current music manager and prestigious Midwest International conductor of Blast! Band and Orchestra Director’s Clinic Dr. Miller Asbil completed the Medal of Honor. In 2007, Dr. Pearson doctorate in Wind Conducting at the received St. Cloud State University’s University of Michigan in the spring “Distinguished Alumni Award.” of 2008, where he was under the DR. BRUCE MICHAEL solving technical issues mentorship of Professor Michael PEARSON HAITHCOCK through musical means; Haithcock. He also holds a Master “the art of rehearsal” of Music degree in conducting from Cox Mill High School Band the University of Michigan, where he inspire excellence in your y Dr. John Ross, Mr. Joseph Earp received a fellowship to study with H. oung band: Achieve the Most Monday, november 11, 2:00PM Robert Reynolds. Dr. Asbill has held in every lesson Rehearsal can sometimes turn in positions at Texas Tech University, Dr. Bruce Pearson, KJOS Music to a mundane and repetitive process Colorado State University, Eastern Monday, november 11, 11:00AM for the students and teacher. As we Michigan University and the University Teaching beginning and middle are correcting technical issues, why of New Mexico. He received his school band can be exciting, rewarding… can’t we make music at the same B.M.E. from Arizona State University. and challenging. This practical clinic time and open up the non-verbal Before returning to graduate school, will assist the teacher/band director by communication between the conductor Dr. Asbill taught public school in demonstrating “best practices” for the and ensemble. Charleston South Carolina, where critical components of beginning and Dr. John Stanley Ross is his ensembles received invitations middle school band instruction. Director of Bands and Associate to perform at the Midwest Band and In this clinic Dr. Pearson will Professor of Music at Appalachian Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, the demonstrate effective and time-tested State University where he conducts South Carolina State Music Educator strategies for teaching embouchure, the Appalachian Wind Ensemble, Conference and the National Concert good tonal development, proper the Appalachian Concert Band, Band Festival. breathing technique, and characteristic frequently guest conducts the eduspeak and the band room: tone to beginning and middle school Appalachian Symphonic Band, communicating with Administration band students. He will show how to teaches courses in wind literature for the vocabulary challenge. develop rhythmic understanding along and band techniques, and guides Ms. Robin Gorham, with audiation and music reading all aspects of the ASU BANDS Fuquay-Varina Middle School skills, and will discuss a step-by-step program. The Appalachian Wind sunday, november 10, 3:00PM process to teach music reading using Ensemble was invited to perform Basic instrumental music rehearsals, the effective ”Sound Before Symbol” at the Annual North Carolina Music as well as common band activities, music reading strategy. Educators Association Conference contain many of the actions required In addition to learning to make in Winston-Salem in November, by us from trends such as “Race music and play expressively, today’s 2007. This performance featured to the Top”, “21st Century Learning band students benefit from a the World Premiere of River Songs Skills”, and the new teacher evaluation comprehensive music education that of the South by William Harbinson, system. Explaining how band includes ear training and provides and the North Carolina Premiere of satisfies many of these requirements creative opportunities for composition Fildfire by Elaine Ross. to a “non-band” administrator is and improvisation. Dr. Pearson will John Stanley Ross is a member of challenging. The purpose of this clinic show how the newest technology can the World Association for Symphonic is to provide a resource for band assist directors in teaching these vital Bands and Ensembles, the College directors to better communicate with components in both the band room Band Directors National Association, school administrators using common and the practice room. the National Band Association, Music educational terminology. Dr. Pearson will show how Educators National Conference, North Robin Gorham is currently the combining effective teaching Carolina Music Educators Association, Band Director at Fuquay-Varina Middle techniques with the latest technology Minnesota Music Educators Association, School. She received her undergraduate leads to inspired students and inspired Minnesota Band Directors Association, music education degree from the UNC- beginning and middle school bands. Minnesota State High School League, Chapel Hill and her graduate degree Bruce Pearson has taught at Oklahoma Music Educators Association, from the UNC-Greensboro. She is a the elementary, junior high, high Michigan School Band and Orchestra National Board Certified teacher, as school and college level for over Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi well as a member of ASBDA, NCMEA, thirty years. Twice nominated for the Beta Mu, and is an honorary member of and NAfME. prestigious Excellence in Education Kappa Kappa Psi National Band Fraternity.
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Making Music Amidst School Band and Orchestra Association, “think it, feel it, see it”: the Madness: rediscovering the School Musician, the Southwest Music recognizing and Programming our Musical self Educator, and WINDS magazine have effect for Marching band Dr. Milt Allen, Jupiter Band published his articles on conducting and Mr. David Starnes, Director of Instruments, Music & Arts wind literature. Mr. Haithcock is an elected Athletic Bands, Monday, november 11, 2:00PM member of both the music honor society Western Carolina University Music educators are quitting at Pi Kappa Lambda and the American tuesday, november 12, 10:00AM an alarming rate. Arts education is Bandmasters Association. In addition, he This clinic will focus on the “how” in crisis. Low pay, poor conditions, remains active in College Band Directors of creating intellectual, emotional helicopter parents, no support and National Association following his term as and aesthetic awareness when the only measure of successful music president (2001-2003). programming for the marching band. education sits on the trophy shelf. Is social Media and the large The clinic is intended for designers this what you thought it would be like? ensemble: friend or foe? and directors and will be based in an Come reflect, recharge and/or discover Dr. Miller Asbill, Brevard College interactive environment where design, that original passion for music. Enjoy Monday, november 11, 4:00PM both pageantry and otherwise, will be a session that examines our personal Driven by technology, society discussed, interpreted and recognized. musical journey and what impact that is changing at an incredibly fast The session will parallel the adjudication has on our students. rate, yet many music educators process with regard to programming score Preparation: turn the other way when they hear repertoire as well as how performance “filling the tank” the word “technology.” As artist, influences effect. Professor Michael Haithcock, we seek to inspire our students, David Starnes joined the School of University of Michigan improve performance quality and Music at Western Carolina University in the Monday, november 11, 3:00PM provide meaningful music making summer of 2011 as Assistant Professor/ Good conducting is based on the experiences. Gone are the days that Director of Athletic Bands. He directs the merger of the prepared mind and the using technology meant pulling out the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band available body. Preparing the score beta-max, bringing in a big overhead and the Symphonic Band. A native of with interpretive clarity provides the projector, maybe even “taping” out Chattanooga, Tennessee, Mr. Starnes fuel for gestural intention. The physical ensembles on our new tape recorders. graduated magna cum laude from the quality of one’s conducting is directly This session gives new perspectives University of Tennessee, Knoxville in related to the quality and depth of their on what it means to harness the 1988, where he earned a Bachelor of score preparation. It is hard for the seemingly limitless information Science degree in Music Education. physical motor to operate without a “full that can be found on the web. Prior to coming to Western Carolina, tank” of musical intention. Today’s student’s have the world Mr. Starnes was the founding Director Michael Haithcock assumed at their fingertips. Yet, seeking out this of Bands at Kennesaw Mountain High his duties as Director of Bands and information or “connecting the dots” is School in Kennesaw, Georgia, where he Professor of Music (Conducting) at the a step not often taken. When students served for eleven years. University of Michigan in the fall of 2001 discover, connect and process all the Mr. Starnes is sought out nationally after twenty-three years on the faculty details that are inherently involved in and internationally as an adjudicator, of Baylor University. Following in the the study of musicology, performance clinician, guest conductor and creative footsteps of William D. Revelli and H. practice, theory, state and national designer. He serves as an adjudicator for Robert Reynolds, Professor Haithcock standards are met, while at the same several state, national, and international conducts the internationally renowned time a higher level of performance is organizations including Bands of America University of Michigan Symphony achieved. This session is the result of (where he is a member of the Advisory Band, guides the acclaimed band and a two year longitudinal experiment to Board), Winter Guard International, and wind ensemble graduate conducting find nontraditional means of learning Drum Corps International, where he program, and provides administrative and sharing ideas about the music served as an adjudicator and Percussion leadership for all aspects of the University being performed in the concert hall. Caption Head from 1998-2002. He was of Michigan’s diverse and historic band Platforms used include wikis, Twitter the Program Coordinator for Spirit program. In February of 2012, he was and Facebook. Drum and Bugle Corps from 2003-2007 named an Arthur Thurnau Professor by the “Available” conductor: technics during which time they were four-time the University of Michigan which is the for expressive communication world-class finalists. Mr. Starnes is a University’s highest award for excellence Professor Michael Haithcock, member of the Yamaha Educational in undergraduate teaching. University of Michigan Artist program and an educational A graduate of East Carolina University, tuesday, november 12, 9:00AM artist for Innovative Percussion and where he received the 1996 Outstanding A trained body is free of tension Evans Drumheads. He also serves as Alumni Award from the School of Music, and available to move toward the needs an Education Consultant at Music for and Baylor University, Haithcock has of the music. This session will review All in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was done additional study at a variety of techniques for reducing physical appointed program director for the conducting workshops including the tension and enhancing the expressive Honor Band of America, which appeared Herbert Blomstedt Orchestral Conducting capacity of each gesture drawn from an in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Institute. The Instrumentalist, the Michigan interpretive approach to score study. Pasadena, California in 2005 and 2009.
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f. J. carnage Middle school band direction of Mr. Matthew Pellas FJCMS Carnage Symphonic Band is proud to Raleigh, North Carolina Bands (Concert and Symphonic) have represent Wake County and the Central Mr. Matthew Pellas, conductor received Superior ratings at MPA in District in the 2013 NCMEA Staff sunday, november 10, 2:00PM grades 2, 3, and 4. Development Conference. The F. J. Carnage Middle School Mr. Pellas is beginning his 4th year Asheville community band (FJCMS), located in Raleigh, is a magnet at FJCMS. Previously, he was the band Asheville, North Carolina school that prides itself in excellence director at Hunter Elementary School Mr. Michael Robinson, Conductor in academics and the arts. FJCMS is in Raleigh for 9 years. He received his sunday, november 10, 8:00PM comprised of 1,200 students in grades undergraduate music education degree The Asheville Community Band, 6-8 with a strong mix of cultures, races, from Indiana University of PA and is a now in its 34th season, performs and income levels. National Board Certified teacher. Dr. under the baton of Michael Robinson, Band students consistently Nathan Daughtrey, composer, director of bands at Mars Hill University. represent our school in Wake County performer and educator from High Point The band’s assistant conductor, William Honor Band, Central District All-District University will be a guest conductor for Talley, is band director at Asheville High Band and State Honor Band. Under the the FJCMS Symphonic Band. The F. J. School and plays tuba with the band. The group was organized in October 1979 as a concert band for musicians of all ages and professions by Patricia Garren, who directed the band for seventeen years. Composed of over ninety volunteer musicians, they truly represent Western North Carolina with members from five different counties. The band’s members range in age from high school students to active octogenarians. Their mission is to support music education, the proud tradition of community bands and symphonic band music performance across America, while having a great time together doing so. Over its rich history the band has performed across North Carolina, South Carolina and in Hawaii, Germany, and CARNAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND Austria. They have performed at three previous ASBDA national conventions and a national WBDI convention. The Asheville Community Band is delighted to have the opportunity to perform for NCBA a third time on the occasion of their 75th anniversary having also performed at the 50th anniversary conference. Several current members of the band played in that concert! As evidence of their support for music education, the Asheville Community Band began a scholarship program in 1997 to encourage and aid college students majoring in instrumental music education. Since then the band has presented over thirty-seven $1,000.00 college scholarships and ASHEVILLE COMMUNITY BAND has added summer band camp
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scholarships for middle and high Symphonic Band, Concert Band; a and Mr. Paul Jackson, the Providence school students as well. Marching Band, a Winter Guard, a HS Band program has earned Superior Michael L. Robinson received his Percussion ensemble, a Jazz Band, and Ratings and First Place Awards in Bachelor of Music Education Degree various chamber ensembles. Members numerous Marching Band and Winter from Mars Hill College and taught also have the opportunity to perform Guard Contests and at North Carolina for 30 years in the North Carolina with the PHS Chamber Orchestra and Bandmaster Association’s Concert Public Schools. He recently retired participate in a tri-level Music Theory Band Music Performance Adjudication. from Asheville High School, where his program. The program began in 1989 The Pride of Providence Marching Band bands performed in New York, Florida, with the opening of Providence High travels throughout North Carolina each the Bahamas, and twice for the North School and has a rich history of quality fall performing and competing. This Carolina Music Educators Conference. music education and outstanding is the 2nd invitation for the Providence Under his baton, the Asheville High performances. The program currently Wind Ensemble to perform at the NC School Band received Superior ratings serves well over 200 students. Music Educator’s Conference. In at the North Carolina Band Festival in Since its inception, under the 2003, the Ensemble performed the grade VI level of music. direction of outstanding music educators under the direction of Mr. Ron Payne. Mike received the “Award of Dr. Robert Maddox, Mr. Ron Payne, Students from the Providence Excellence” from the North Carolina Band Masters Association in 1984 and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2006. He also received the Citation of Excellence from the National Band Association in 1986 and the Outstanding Band Alumni Award from Mars Hill College in 1988. In 1990 and 1994, he was selected as the Asheville City School System’s “Teacher of the Year.” He served as Chairman of the Western NC Band Directors Association in 1984- 85, Contest Chairman for WNCBDA 1982-93, North Carolina State Contest Chairman 1986-88, President of the NC Bandmasters Association 1988-90, State Chairman of Phi Beta Mu in 1993 and State Chairman of the National Band Association 1991-94. Mike belongs to numerous professional and honorary organizations including, PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE NCMEA, MENC, NCBA, WNCBA, PHI MU ALPHA, PHI BETA MU, ASBDA, AND NBA. In 2000 at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, Mike received the Bandworld Legion of Honor, and the Sudler Order of Merit administered by the John Philip Sousa Foundation. Mike is now the Director of Bands at Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, NC where he is mentoring future musicians and educators. He has been his church’s choir director for many years and is also an adjudicator and clinician throughout the Southeastern United States. Providence high school wind ensemble Charlotte, North Carolina Mr. Joshua K. Potter, conductor Monday, november 11, 10:00AM The Providence High School Band program is a comprehensive music education program that consists of three concert ensembles: Wind Ensemble, THE SPIRIT OF COX MILL SYMPHONIC BAND
NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2013 37 25th Annual 25th Annual CAROLINA BAND FESTIVAL CAROLINA CONDUCTORS CONFERENCE The University of North Carolina at Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro www.cbf-ccc.org www.cbf-ccc.org Concert Band Grades 9 & 10 February 13 - 15, 2014 February 13 - 15, 2014 Two Superb Invitational Honor Bands Conducting Workshop with Dr. Jack Stamp Earn NC Certificate Renewal Credit Each student should be an outstanding performer and must be recommended The 25th Carolina Conductors Conference will focus on technical, gestural, and by his or her band director. To apply, students must submit an application and a musical aspects of conducting, led by Dr. Jack Stamp, Director of Bands at Indiana recording of several minutes of playing on either cassette tape or compact disc. University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Stamp will present sessions and coach conductors The deadline for the receipt of your application is January 9, 2014. Students Dr. Jack Stamp with the Director’s Band. Dr. John R. Locke, Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi, Prof. Richard Director of Bands from every state are eligible, making membership in both bands competitive Clary and Dr. Terry Austin will also make presentations on a variety of topics related Indiana University of PA and highly select - equal to fine All-State bands. In 2013, participating students Dr. Terry Austin to conducting and rehearsing. Apply early - the limited number of positions for Indiana, PA were drawn from a six state area including NC, SC, TN, VA, MD & GA. Students Director of Bands active conductors will be filled in the order in which applications are received.All Virginia Commonwealth Univ. selected for membership must arrive on the evening of Thursday, February 13, for participants are strongly encouraged to bring their band instrument and perform Richmond, VA the first rehearsal. Out-of-town studentsmust be accompanied by their band director in the Director’s Band. The fee for all conducting conference participants is $75, or by a designated parent chaperone. Students, directors, and parent chaperones will which includes lunch and dinner on Friday. Participants may earn one unit of need to arrange for their own housing in Greensboro area hotels. A list of nearby North Carolina Certificate Renewal Credit.The Carolina Conductors Conference hotels with conference rates will be available. Local residents may opt to commute. is a great opportunity to grow and develop as a conductor and musician under Symphonic Band The fee for each honor band student selected is $55, which includes the clinic fee, as the guidance and inspiration of our outstanding clinicians. Grades 11 & 12 well as lunch and dinner on Friday in the UNCG Dining Hall. Comments from Recent Participants Schedule for Honor Bands "I have not been to a better workshop session anywhere." Thursday, February 13 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Students arrive for Honor Band rehearsals "The entire experience is first-rate." Conductors Conference begins Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi "Well organized and effective. The conductors were able Director of Orchestras Friday, February 14 to participate whether on or off the podium." Associate Director of Bands All Day Students rehearse & attend clinics UNCG "I am once again going away with new insights, understanding, and enthusiasm." Conductors Conference continues "The clinicians are tops in the field." 7:30 p.m. UNCG Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band Concert Prof. Richard Clary "What a treasure this festival and clinic is!" Director of Wind Ensemble Studies Saturday, February 15 Florida State University Morning Students rehearse & attend clinics "This is one of the best professional development opportunities I’ve ever experienced." Tallahassee, FL Conductors Conference continues For details & applications, write or call: 2:00 p.m. Honor Band Concerts in Aycock Auditorium Dr. Austin & Prof. Clary, conductors Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi UNCG School of Music, Theatre and Dance Special Performances and Clinics Post Office Box 26170 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170 UNCG Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band Dr. John R. Locke Director of Bands John R. Locke and Kevin M. Geraldi, conductors toll-free: 1-800-999-2869 or (336) 334-5299 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 14, 2014 Aycock Auditorium Summer Music Camps e-mail: [email protected] UNCG Clinics on every instrument for Honor Band members on Friday afternoon Conductors may register by phone. Visa & MasterCard accepted.
38 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2013 25th Annual 25th Annual CAROLINA BAND FESTIVAL CAROLINA CONDUCTORS CONFERENCE The University of North Carolina at Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro www.cbf-ccc.org www.cbf-ccc.org Concert Band Grades 9 & 10 February 13 - 15, 2014 February 13 - 15, 2014 Two Superb Invitational Honor Bands Conducting Workshop with Dr. Jack Stamp Earn NC Certificate Renewal Credit Each student should be an outstanding performer and must be recommended The 25th Carolina Conductors Conference will focus on technical, gestural, and by his or her band director. To apply, students must submit an application and a musical aspects of conducting, led by Dr. Jack Stamp, Director of Bands at Indiana recording of several minutes of playing on either cassette tape or compact disc. University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Stamp will present sessions and coach conductors The deadline for the receipt of your application is January 9, 2014. Students Dr. Jack Stamp with the Director’s Band. Dr. John R. Locke, Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi, Prof. Richard Director of Bands from every state are eligible, making membership in both bands competitive Clary and Dr. Terry Austin will also make presentations on a variety of topics related Indiana University of PA and highly select - equal to fine All-State bands. In 2013, participating students Dr. Terry Austin to conducting and rehearsing. Apply early - the limited number of positions for Indiana, PA were drawn from a six state area including NC, SC, TN, VA, MD & GA. Students Director of Bands active conductors will be filled in the order in which applications are received.All Virginia Commonwealth Univ. selected for membership must arrive on the evening of Thursday, February 13, for participants are strongly encouraged to bring their band instrument and perform Richmond, VA the first rehearsal. Out-of-town studentsmust be accompanied by their band director in the Director’s Band. The fee for all conducting conference participants is $75, or by a designated parent chaperone. Students, directors, and parent chaperones will which includes lunch and dinner on Friday. Participants may earn one unit of need to arrange for their own housing in Greensboro area hotels. A list of nearby North Carolina Certificate Renewal Credit.The Carolina Conductors Conference hotels with conference rates will be available. Local residents may opt to commute. is a great opportunity to grow and develop as a conductor and musician under Symphonic Band The fee for each honor band student selected is $55, which includes the clinic fee, as the guidance and inspiration of our outstanding clinicians. Grades 11 & 12 well as lunch and dinner on Friday in the UNCG Dining Hall. Comments from Recent Participants Schedule for Honor Bands "I have not been to a better workshop session anywhere." Thursday, February 13 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Students arrive for Honor Band rehearsals "The entire experience is first-rate." Conductors Conference begins Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi "Well organized and effective. The conductors were able Director of Orchestras Friday, February 14 to participate whether on or off the podium." Associate Director of Bands All Day Students rehearse & attend clinics UNCG "I am once again going away with new insights, understanding, and enthusiasm." Conductors Conference continues "The clinicians are tops in the field." 7:30 p.m. UNCG Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band Concert Prof. Richard Clary "What a treasure this festival and clinic is!" Director of Wind Ensemble Studies Saturday, February 15 Florida State University Morning Students rehearse & attend clinics "This is one of the best professional development opportunities I’ve ever experienced." Tallahassee, FL Conductors Conference continues For details & applications, write or call: 2:00 p.m. Honor Band Concerts in Aycock Auditorium Dr. Austin & Prof. Clary, conductors Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi UNCG School of Music, Theatre and Dance Special Performances and Clinics Post Office Box 26170 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170 UNCG Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band Dr. John R. Locke Director of Bands John R. Locke and Kevin M. Geraldi, conductors toll-free: 1-800-999-2869 or (336) 334-5299 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 14, 2014 Aycock Auditorium Summer Music Camps e-mail: [email protected] UNCG Clinics on every instrument for Honor Band members on Friday afternoon Conductors may register by phone. Visa & MasterCard accepted.
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Cox Mill” Band program has earned many superior ratings and awards both indoors and out. Some of the major accomplishments of the Cox Mill program under Mr. Earp’s baton include the symphonic band’s first grade six superior and appearance during the 3rd year of the school’s opening, the marching band earning its first grand champion in the 2nd year of the program, the marching band appearing in a nationally televised commercial for SHOWTIME for the hit series HOMELAND, performing with the marching and concert band in Hollywood Studios – Disney World and sweeping the areas of concert band, jazz NORTH HENDERSON SYMPHONIC BAND band and percussion ensemble at the Williamsburg, Virginia – Music in the Parks. He earned his undergraduate Bands consistently earn positions in the Mr. Potter is a member of the degree in Music Education from UNC South Central District All-District Bands American School Band Director’s Charlotte. In 2009, he was awarded the and the North Carolina All-State Honor Association, the North Carolina U. N. C. Charlotte Alumni Achievement Bands along with university honor Music Educators Association, the NC Award. Mr. Earp’s “Robinson Suite” is bands across the southeast. Several South Central District Bandmasters the winner of the 2010 Claude T. Smith Band Alumni have earned or are now Association, the National Band Composition Contest sponsored by working on music degrees, as well as Association, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Phi Beta Mu (Lambda Chapter). In the performing with ensembles across the Fraternity of America (Alpha Rho fall of 2012, Mr. Earp received the Cox United States. chapter). He is active as an adjudicator Mill High School Academic Booster A native of Burlington, NC, Joshua and clinician for marching and concert Outstanding Teacher Award. Later K. Potter is currently the Director of bands throughout North and South during 2012, Robinson Suite was Bands at Providence Senior High Carolina. In addition, he serves as a published by BKJ Publications. Mr. Earp School. Previously, Mr. Potter was the General Effect judge for the Atlantic is a proud member of NCMEA, North Director of Bands at Raleigh’s Wakefield Indoor Association. Carolina Bandmasters Association, High School for eleven years – beginning the “spirit of cox Mill” the South Central District Bandmasters with its opening in 2000. He received his symphonic band Association and ASCAP. Bachelor of Music Education from the Concord, North Carolina north henderson high school University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Mr. Joseph Earp, Conductor symphonic band and completed a Masters in Wind Band Monday, november 11, 1:00PM Hendersonville, North Carolina Conducting at East Carolina University. The band program at Cox Mill has Mr. Steve Sigmon, Conductor Prior to his appointment at WHS, Mr. built a strong tradition of excellence tuesday, november 12, 11:00AM Potter served as the Director of Bands earning consistent superior ratings, North Henderson High School at West Rowan High School, where numerous 1st, 2nd and 3rd place opened in 1993, replacing Edneyville he introduced full season competitive awards, grand champion, and numerous High School, and also drawing students marching band and the band earned the best performing ensemble awards from two other districts. The band was first recorded superior rating at NCBA in Symphonic, Jazz and Percussion. established from the beginning, and Concert Band MPA in the school’s 50+ The marching band has also been earned its first Superior at MPA in the year history. In addition, Mr. Potter served featured in the promo commercial for as the Director of Bands at Charlotte the hit Showtime Series “Homeland”. Catholic High School for the 2011-2012 All performing ensembles have school year. reached out to the community performing Mr. Potter has been recognized grand openings, corporate events, by the NC Bandmasters as the 2007 triathlons, elementary and middle school Central District Band Director of the functions, and other special events. Year and with the 2008 Award of Joseph Earp is currently serving at Excellence. He completed a three-year Cox Mill High School in Concord, North term on the NCBA State Marching Band Carolina, as Director of Bands. Fall Committee where he served as chair for 2009 marked the grand opening two years. He also served as a CDBA for Cox Mill and he is cultivating Music Performance Adjudication Chair a strong and successful program JOSEPH STEVE from 2001-2011. from the beginning. The “Spirit of EARP SIGMON
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same year, under the leadership of Mr. grades 9-12, and is a year-round also serves as a director for the John Gerald Ledford. course. Each Spring the bands travel Philip Sousa Foundation’s International After his departure, the following to compete in different festivals across Honor Band, and has served as clinician four-year period saw the band decline the Country. in multiple States, as well as in France, to an enrollment of only six students. Steve Sigmon is Director of Bands Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, With another change in leadership the at North Henderson High School in Belgium, and Austria. program was re-established in the Fall Hendersonville, NC. He is a graduate He was elected the 2010-2011 of 2008 with 32 students. Since that time of Louisiana State University with a North Henderson High School Teacher enrollment has grown to 115 students, Bachelors Degree in Music Education. He of the Year, and was chosen by School six ensembles, and the bands have is a member of the National Association Band and Orchestra (SBO) Magazine as earned only ‘Superior’ ratings at MPA. of Music Educators, American School their North Carolina Representative for The Symphonic band was formed Band Directors Association, and Phi the annual ‘50 Directors Who Make a in the Fall of 2010, after the program Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Difference’ campaign. had grown large enough to warrant two Mr. Sigmon is currently serving Mr. Sigmon lives in Hendersonville, concert ensembles. The Symphonic as Chairman of the Western North NC where he and his wife Stefanie enjoy Band is comprised of 50 musicians, Carolina Bandmasters Association. He spending time with their son William.
NCBA HALL OF FAME AWARD 2013 NOMINEES By Alice Aldredge, President-Elect
Russell French (Deceased) served president, secretary, and 10 years with his demand for excellence while as music educator in the Winston- as band clinic chairman in the caring for each and every child. Forrest Salem/Forsyth County Schools from Northwest District. He is a recipient is indeed a true gentleman and a role 1970-1995 and Guilford County Schools of the Northwest District Award model for all band directors. 1995-1997. His bands consistently of Excellence (1995). Mr. Craig NOMINATED BY: Bill Witcher received superior ratings at MPA and has inspired many of his students scores of students attended All-District to continue in the field of music Charles Murph (Retired) is a past and the NC Honor Band. Many of his education. I speak as one of them. I president of the NCBA. He received students went on to develop careers in would not be a band director today his BA degree from Lenoir-Rhyne music and education, several of whom without the inspiration and dedication College in Hickory and his MA degree are current band directors in the North that John R. Craig gave to me. from Appalachian State University in Carolina Public Schools. Russ was a NOMINATED BY: Joseph Earp Boone, NC. He taught at Grandview member of MENC (NAfME), the National Jr. High from 1959-1964 prior to his Band Association, and the American Forrest Munden (Retired) tenure with Greensboro City Schools School Band Director’s Association. He committed 34 years to teaching band from 1964-1990. He served as was actively involved in NCMEA and in North Carolina. He served as a band director of Mendenhall Middle NCBA as chair, committee member, director in Windsor and Reidsville, NC and Page High Schools, building host, adjudicator, and clinician. In before ended his career in Greensboro outstanding bands during his time 1989 he was presented with the at Grimsley High School. He retired in there. While at Page High School NCBA Award of Excellence for the 1999 and returned to teaching band his band performed at NCMEA and Northwest District. part time in 2004 with the Winston- performed for MENC Conferences NOMINATED BY: MaryBeth Baginski Salem/Forsyth County Schools. He in Louisville, KY and Nashville, TN. served on the Board of Directors of In addition to being a past president John R. Craig (Retired), a native the Central District Bandmasters and of NCBA, he has held numerous of Caldwell Count, founded the became an elected member of ASBDA positions within the organization and Hibriten High School Band & Chorus. in 1997. His band programs were well is also a member of ASBDA and Phi He later taught instrumental music -balanced including marching, concert, Beta Mu. He conducted the North at Morganton Junior High and band, jazz, and small ensembles. His Carolina Middle School Honors Band chorus and music theory at West concert bands were always of the and served for many years as clinician Caldwell High School before retiring in highest level with consistent Superior for UNC-Greensboro Summer Music 2003 after 37 years of service in public Ratings. Forrest has been teaching Camp. He also directed the Greensboro school music. Since his retirement, since 1965 with only a few years off Concert Band and was recently named Mr. Craig has volunteered his time as after his “official” retirement. There is Conductor Emeritus of this group. director and one of the conductors of no one more committed to excellence He continues to serve music the Harper Concert Band (community in the classroom and the performance education by repairing band band in Lenoir, NC). stage. Having observed his classroom instruments. As a member of NCMEA he held teaching and hearing his bands in NOMINATED BY: committee positions and served as performance, I have been impressed Ed Kimbrough and Brian Otter
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William A. Gora (Born December of Governors Award for Excellence in here in North Carolina and have earned 26, 1946) earned a Bachelor of Teaching. In November 2000, he was him enthusiastic accolades from Music Degree from the University of inducted into the University of Miami many members of the North Carolina Miami and studied conducting with Band Alumni Hall of Fame. Bandmasters Association and the North Frederick Fennell. Following two In June 2006, the Appalachian State Carolina Music Educators Association. years of teaching public school in Ft. University Board of Trustees granted His dedication and heartfelt enthusiasm Lauderdale, Florida, he completed a Dr. Gora emeritus status. Dr. Gora for the teaching, creation, and advocacy Master of Music Education Degree has consistently been a visionary and of band programs and music education from the University of Florida. Soon committed teacher, leader, advocate, have gone far beyond personal goals or after, he resumed his studies in and conductor. His respectable rapport means and have advanced the cause of conducting and wind literature with and positive approach have reached music all across North Carolina. Fennell at the University of Miami all across the country but specifically NOMINATED BY: James Daugherty and earned a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in saxophone performance. Dr. Gora was the Director of Bands and Professor of Saxophone HOW CAN NCMEA HELP YOU? at Appalachian State University from 1976-2006 where he conducted the Wind Ensemble and administered the Are you wondering why, exactly, band program. The Wind Ensemble you pay ncMeA dues? performed for meetings of the College Band Directors National have you questioned if it was worth it Association and the North Carolina to find that money in your budget? Music Educators Association. Dr. Gora served as director of Cannon Music Camp, one of the nations’ most HERE ARE A FEW REASONS successful summer music programs, WHY you should join NCMEA and NAfME from 1982 through 1994 helping to (both are included in your membership to NCMEA) shape the lives of many high school musicians and helping them into a pathway, which would lead them into • The 21st-century advocacy support and resources you a career of band directing. In July need to protect your music program of 1995, through the sponsorship of the Midwest International Band and • A network of serious, committed music educators Orchestra Clinic, he and Edward addressing issues such as standards, assessment, Lisk designed and hosted the first scheduling and diversity Symposium on Public School Reform for School Band and Orchestra • Access to professional development experiences including Directors and presented a session at journals, national and state conferences, books, e-learning the 1995 Midwest International Band events, and online mentoring and Orchestra Clinic. They received a second grant in 1997, presenting a • Opportunities for your students such as such as national similar symposium at the University and state honor ensembles, music honor society, and of Kansas, and presented an updated session for both the 1997 and 1998 composition contests Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. Gora is a past When you join NAfME, you also become a member President of the Southern Division of the College Band Directors National of your local state music educators association. Association and holds membership in the National Band Association (NBA) Join NAfME and NCMEA now! where he is presently serving on the Board of Directors. He was elected into the American Bandmasters ABOUT NCMEA Association (ABA) in 1990 and serves as chair of the Issues of School NCMEA is one of eleven state affiliates of the Southern Division of NAfME: Reform Task Force for both the NBA the National Association for Music Education. The mission of NCMEA is to and ABA. He also serves the ABA as a promote music as a fundamental component of education and to provide member of the Edwin Franko Goldman opportunities for lifelong learning by supporting teachers, students, and Citation Committee. Dr. Gora is a 1995 communities in developing and fostering excellence in music. recipient of the North Carolina Board
42 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2013 The Annual GARDNER!WEBB UNIVERSITY Brass and Percussion Fest! Saturday, February 22, 2014
CONTINUING ED CREDIT AVAILABLE FOR ALL MUSIC EDUCATORS. The festival is open to all students and their teachers! All day clinics, masterclasses and performances, culminating in a concert by the Carolina Brass and The Triangle Youth Brass Ensemble, Jesse Rackley, Director. Discussions include careers and creating op portunities in music, how to practice, preparing for auditions and contest festivals, judging, jazz improvisation, massed brass ensembles for fest participants, and more! Participants, bring your instruments! FEATURING THE WORLD-RENOWNED SUMMIT RECORDING ARTISTS, CAROLINA BRASS Tim Hudson, Trumpet Dennis de Jong, Trumpet Bob Campbell, Horn David Wulfeck, Trombone Matt Ransom, Tuba John Beck, Percussion PERCUSSION CLINICIANS INCLUDE JAMISON ROSS, WINNER OF 2012 THELONIOUS MONK JAZZ DRUMMER AWARD, AND MARK COLE, GWU FACULTY
Total cost for the entire day is only $10
To register, email [email protected], go to www.gardner-webb.edu/brassfest, or http://brassfest2014.eventbrite.com for registration and festival schedule and sessions.
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NCBA CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE By JAMES DAUGHERTY, Past President
In April of 2011 a discussion was set in motion by several members of the Executive Board of NCMEA to consider additional representation on the NCMEA Board for the band, orchestra and jazz sections. As a result of this discussion and subsequent voting and approval by the NCMEA membership the section delegate has been formed to fill this need. The section delegate for the band section will be the opposite teaching assignment as the JASON VICKIE RODNEY K. current section chair. If the teaching BARCLIFT WHITFIELD WORKMAN assignment of the current section chair is high school then the delegate will be board would like to recommend for he provided leadership for all district middle school and vice-versa. your consideration the following NCBA events and represented the Eastern There were several points that were middle school directors who have been District on the NCBA State Board. discussed when in the formative stages placed on the ballot and will be elected Vickie Whitfield is in her eighth of these positions. Under the previous to serve as the section delegate for a year as band director at John Chavis structure, the band, orchestra, and one year term: Middle in Cherryville. During this time jazz sections have been representing Jason Barclift graduated from student participation in band at JCMS members at both the middle and high East Carolina University with a has almost tripled, from 13% to 35% school level. Because there are varying Bachelors of Music in Music Education of the total school enrollment. Mrs. needs inherent to each of these teaching in 1998 and a Masters of Music in Whitfield is currently serving on the levels it was felt that representation by Music Education in 2006. He received SCDBA Board as Middle School a teacher in each of those levels might his National Board Certification in Representative and was voted by her understand the needs of students 2005. From 1998 – 2005 he taught at peers as Gaston County Band Director and teachers in the respective levels H. J. MacDonald Middle School in New of the Year for 2012-2013. more strongly than a member from Bern, NC and from 2005-2011 at E. B. Mrs. Whitfield was the band the opposite teaching assignment. Aycock Middle School in Greenville, director at Chase High School for Second, middle and high schools often NC. Mr. Barclift has been the band 12 years. While at Chase she served have different curricular needs or focus director at Broad Creek Middle on the WDBA Board as Secretary. At points. Advocacy for teaching positions School since 2011. At each school both JCMS and CHS her students and programs in middle school vary his bands have consistently received have excelled in County, District, and from the needs in high school and superior ratings at the North Carolina State Honor Bands. JCMS student representing the needs of both groups Concert Band MPA. Mr. Barclift soloists and ensembles receive by one section chair is challenging. holds memberships in the National numerous Superior ratings at SEMPA Third, additional representation by Association for Music Educators every year. Whitfield has also taught the delegate would add for a more (NAfME), North Carolina Bandmasters in Alabama, Kentucky, and Florida, as equitable distribution of workloads Association (NCBA), and the American well as at Gardner-Webb University in and assignments for the In-Service School Band Directors Association an adjunct capacity. Professional Development Conference (ASBDA). Mr. Barclift has served the Under Whitfield’s direction her planning and implementation. NCBA Eastern District as the Assistant bands have received consistent Conference planning, implementation, All-District Auditions and Clinic chair superior and excellent ratings on and execution are huge tasks for one and Auditions host for many years. He the concert stage and the marching section chair to undertake without is now serving as Past-President of the field. JCMS takes two bands to MPA any official help with someone who Eastern District. During his tenure as and Carowinds Music Festival each understands NCMEA Board Policy and President of the NCBA Eastern District year. Mrs. Whitfield has conducted process. Finally, it was very important he planned and organized the annual honor bands at various levels that these three sections have the ability In-Service Retreat. The Eastern such as the Henderson County 6th to have representation by at least one District In-Service Retreat is a full day Grade Honor Band, Western District voting member when NCMEA Board event that provides staff development Middle School Concert Band, South Meetings conflict with regional or state for band directors. Mr. Barclift selected Carolina Fifth District Clinic Band events within the sections. appropriate sessions and clinicians to at Myrtle Beach, and the Burke As the band section initiates our present during the full day event both County 8th Grade Honor Band. She first section delegate, the band section years of his presidency. As president, has adjudicated in North and South
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Carolina, and is active as a private Performance and Music Education from Band Festival and he increased the size teacher and church musician. Appalachian State University. Since of the program from around 120 to over Mrs. Whitfield received her coming to Central Davidson students 300 students. BME from Murray State University, have increased their involvement in All Mr. Workman was recently elected concentrating in both French horn and County, District and State Band and the to be a member of the American piano. Upon completion of the MA in program has increased in size to around School Band Director’s Association Music Education at The University of 300 students. His 8th Grade band has and is also a member of the National Alabama she received the Graduate received a Superior Rating every year at Band Association, the Gamma Beta Student in Music Faculty Recognition the Northwest District MPA in Grades II, Phi Society, Kappa Delta Pi and Phi Award. Professional memberships III and IV. Mr. Workman was selected as Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity. He is include NAfME, NCMEA, Pi Kappa the 2011-2012 “teacher of the year” and also active in the Northwest District Lambda, Sigma Alpha Iota, Alpha Chi, was recently selected to receive Bandmasters Association where he and Gamma Beta Phi. an “Encore Award” from the American has served as the Middle School Mrs. Whitfield and her husband School Band Directors Association. Audition Site Host, the High School All Dr. J. Matt Whitfield, music professor at Before coming to Central Davidson, State Clinic Chair, the Commissioning Gardner-Webb University, live in Boiling Mr. Workman was the Director of Bands Committee Chair, representative Springs and have two adult sons. at E. Burke Middle School where he was on the State Concert Band MPA Rodney K. Workman is the Director “1st Year Teacher of the Year.” While Committee and Secretary / Chairman- of Bands at Central Davidson Middle at E. Burke the bands received only Elect. He is currently the Chair of the School. He received a degree in Music Superior Ratings at the District Concert Northwest District.
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By ANDY WRIGHT, Chair soloist, Vaughn leads his own Jazz quartet in the DC metro area and Greetings to you all! I hope freelances up and down the east coast. everyone is having a great year so far He has performed at the Montreaux and looking forward to our upcoming Jazz Festival in Switzerland, the JVC Music Educator’s Professional Jazz Festival in New York City and Development Conference in Winston the International Association of Jazz Salem NC! We have some great Educators Convention. In March 2009, concerts and clinics for you in the Jazz as a member of the group Alvin Atkinson Section this year. Whether you are a and the Sound Merchants, Vaughn seasoned jazz educator or curious participated in an inspiring US State on how to get jazz started in your Department tour, where they performed school, South Main Hall in the Benton and lectured in Afghanistan, Armenia, Convention Center is just the place for VAUGHN JAMEY Iraq and Lebanon. The universality of you during your time at convention! AMBROSE AEBERSOLD music transcends all borders. Our featured concert will feature In addition to Vaughn’s concert, Vaughn Ambrose and his Charlie we will be featuring two, that’s Parker with Strings Project held at 3 recipient of numerous teaching honors: right, two improvisation sessions pm on Monday afternoon. This concert Yale University Teaching Award; Northern by the great Jamey Aebersold on features Vaughn as the soloist playing Virginia Educational Leadership Sunday. Please make sure you get Charlie Parker classics with a full rhythm Award; Veterans of Foreign Wars to convention early enough to take in section and string orchestra! You don’t National Citizenship Education Teacher these great sessions! want to miss this great concert! We Post Recognition Award; Alexandria We are most happy to present hope that this will be of special interest Education Partnership Excellence in “Anyone Can Improvise” Jamey to our string teachers! Education Teacher Award; Alexandria Aebersold will show how basic scales Vaughn Ambrose, Saxophonist City Alex Award for Outstanding and chords are the basis for all those and Educator, is a product of Eastern Contribution to Arts Education. melodies in a person’s mind. Singing North Carolina and earned his BM As a highly respected member of a simple melody is easy. Getting in Music Education and MM in Jazz the arts community in the Metro DC those same notes to come out of an Studies at East Carolina University area, Vaughn has been a guest artist instrument is more difficult and is often under the tutelage of his mentor, and clinician at multiple national and the reason jazz/improvising is not Carroll V Dashiell as well as artist and international universities as well as taught to students. It’s not magic and distinguished professor, Bob Mintzer. a keynote speaker at the Leadership Jamey will show you how it’s done AND Vaughn returns to campus often as an Fairfax Value of Art conference in 2008. how to get your students to improvise. invited lecturer and performer. He has At home in Alexandria, he has served Mr. Aebersold believes: Improvising is also been a featured conductor for the as an Arts Education commissioner on where the FUN is. North Carolina Regional Honors jazz the City Commission for the Arts. “Ear Training:” Everyone wants ensemble. In 2010 he toured North For the past two seasons, Mr. to be FREE. The best way to achieve Carolina with the John Brown Jazz Ambrose has served as the conductor musical freedom is to be able to HEAR, Orchestra in conjunction with the North of the Alexandria Symphony’s to be able to play what you hear in your Carolina arts Council “cARTwheels: Children’s concert series, featuring mind. Can you distinguish between Arts on the Move” program. Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, and major and minor chords and melodies? Mr. Ambrose is the Director of was most recently featured as the Can you HEAR the 7th or the 9th and Bands and Music Department Chair at guest soloist with the orchestra as they can you play them? What about added Francis C Hammond Middle School in presented music from the legendary notes to a chord? TO HEAR instills Alexandria, VA. As a highly sought after recording “Charlie Parker with Strings”. independence in a good sense. It educator he is also an adjunct teacher A tremendously versatile artist who makes you a stronger teacher, gives at Episcopal High School. Additionally, moves seamlessly from Big Band and confidence and removes insecurity during the summer months, Vaughn post-Bop to R&B and Funk, Vaughn in the classroom. To be able to really is the Music director of the Arthur C. has performed in concert with the HEAR means FREEDOM. Dawkins Summer Jazz Workshop following artists: Bob Mintzer and Jamey Aebersold was born July where he coaches and nurtures young the Yellowjackets, Vanessa Ruben, 21, 1939, in New Albany, Indiana. He and aspiring jazz musicians. Thanks Stephanie Jordan, Neena Freelon, attended college at Indiana University to his unwavering dedication to the Terell Stafford, Jon Faddis, Carl Allen, and graduated in 1962 with a Master’s development of young artists, in 2005 Little Anthony and The Imperials, the Degree in Saxophone. He was Mr. Ambrose developed the District X Dells, The Spinners, The Temptations, awarded an Honorary Doctorate of all District Honors Jazz band weekend, Lou Rawls, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Music by Indiana University in 1992. a program that has continued to thrive Knight, and is currently touring with He also plays piano, bass and banjo. since inception. international blues artist Sista Monica In 1989, the International Association In recognition of his contributions Parker. In addition to his celebrated of Jazz Educators inducted Jamey into to music education, he has been the career as an educator, and in demand their Hall of Fame at the San Diego
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convention. With this award, Jamey Canada. Every summer there are at joins other jazz luminaries such as least two week-long Workshops in Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie the U.S. These camps employ many Parker, Louis Armstrong and others. of the finest player/teachers in jazz Jamey Aebersold is an and are open to any serious jazz internationally-known saxophonist student regardless of ability or age. and authority on jazz education and In 2007, Jamey was awarded improvisation, and has developed a the Indiana Governor’s Arts Award series of Play-A-Longs (book and cd sets by Mitch Daniels, the Governor of (now numbering almost 130 volumes) as Indiana. On October 4, 1987, CBS’ well as various other supplemental aids “Sunday Morning” with Charles Kuralt for the development of improvisational and Billie Taylor featured Jamey with JACK MICHAEL skills. The Aebersold book and the Summer Jazz Workshops in an COOPER SAILORS recording sets allow a musician the exciting jazz educational segment. opportunity to practice and improvise Jamey Aebersold has taught at with well-known jazz personalities at three colleges and universities in the and woodwind instrumentalist Dr. home as well as in the classroom. The Louisville, Kentucky area and has made Jack Cooper will answer these recordings employ some of the best jazz guest appearances in dozens of cities and other questions about how to musicians in the world. This concept around the world. While conducting a make a sax section sound more has been responsible for changing jazz clinic in Brazil he produced a 110- ‘articulate’ within a jazz ensemble. A the practice habits of thousands minute DVD/video appropriately titled demonstration group of young players of musicians around the world. “Anyone Can Improvise” which has will be working with Dr. Cooper to put Jamey Aebersold was one of become a best-seller. Jamey has been into practice what is talked about in the the first to encourage small group a driving force in America’s native art session. Sponsored by Alfred Music/ classes which concentrate on jazz form, Jazz, and continues to kindle the Belwin Jazz Publishing. improvisation, and he is the director fires of musical imagination in those Jack Cooper served in the sax of the Summer Jazz Workshops which with whom he comes in contact. section and as a staff arranger for the now have 40+ years on record. Jamey On Sunday at 4 pm, Jack Cooper U.S. Army “Jazz Knights” from 1989- feels that improvisation is something will be presenting a session with 1995. He has performed in the sax all people can do—and his clinics and the Butler High School Sax Section sections and bands for Glenn Campbell, lectures concentrate on demonstrating called “The Articulate Sax Section.” Manhattan Transfer, the Temptations, how the creative and spontaneous Special thanks to band director Joshua the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Guy nature of each person can be brought Stevenson for allowing us to borrow his Lombardo, Kenny Rogers, Tony Martin, to light. These week-long workshops saxophone section. Macy Grey, and many more artists. He are having a profound effect on Why does one sax section sound has recorded for and performed musical communities around the good while others might be unfocused? on numerous television and radio world. The Workshops have traveled How is a sax section supposed to sound broadcasts for MSNBC, ESPN, NPR, to Australia, New Zealand, Germany, in a jazz ensemble? Who actually CBS, and NBC. His lead alto and England, Scotland, Denmark and ‘leads’ the section? Saxophonist woodwind playing can be heard on the
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recent, critically acclaimed CD Coming New York where he founded his own Through Slaughter featuring trumpeter publishing company, Jazzcharts.net. Tim Hagans. Jazzcharts.net publishes original music Since 1992, Dr. Cooper has for middle and high school bands that worked as a staff arranger with Alfred- “swings, grooves, and is fun to play”. Belwin Jazz Publishing and has many Jerry Tolson will be presenting: works in print with UNC Jazz Press, It’s All About The Rhythm (Section): RGM, Increase Music, and Brassworks The Key to Jazz Ensemble Success 4 Publishing. He has written music on Monday at 12:30 p.m. Thank for jazz artists such as Peter Erskine, you to the UNC Jazz Rhythm Section Marvin Stamm, Bobby Shew, Mulgrew under the direction of James Ketch for Miller, and Christian McBride, as well as JERRY being the demonstration group for this numerous others. His compositions and TOLSON important session. arrangements have been performed The rhythmic feel is the most around the world and/or recorded important element of jazz. Establishing by the Dallas Wind Symphony, the Waddell Language Academy Jazz the rhythmic feel, i.e. “finding the the Westchester Jazz Orchestra, Ensemble directed by Jason Robison groove,” is one of if not the most Ballet Memphis, the Woody Herman called “Rising Above Plateaus: crucial elements of a successful jazz Orchestra, the Memphis Symphony Rehearsal Techniques For Jazz performance. The integrated efforts Orchestra, The Summit Jazz Orchestra Bands That Ensure Success! Tips of the rhythm section are crucial to (Germany), and the U.S. Army “Jazz on how to improve your jazz band a successful “groove.” This session Ambassadors.” Dr. Cooper’s television rehearsal techniques that will payoff will demonstrate rhythm section music composition credits included come performance time.” techniques that address the crucial “the Jenny Jones Show,” “Deal of Mike Sailors is a New York City elements of “groove” and style in No Deal,” American Restoration and based, North Carolina born, trumpeter, authentic jazz performance. numerous others. composer, publisher and bandleader. Jerry Tolson is professor of Cooper is the musical director and Since moving to the city in 2012, he jazz studies and music education founder of the Jazz Orchestra of the has already proven himself to be a at the University of Louisville, where Delta. Their CD, “Big Band Reflections formidable talent amongst the elite of he directs instrumental and vocal of Cole Porter,” was released in June jazz music’s finest artists. He regularly jazz ensembles and teaches jazz 2003 on the Summit Record Label and appears in the city’s top jazz clubs pedagogy, jazz style, jazz history, and features music entirely composed and/ including Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, African American Music classes. He is or arranged by him. Smoke Jazz and Supper Club, Smalls, a clinician for Alfred Music, a consultant “Jack Cooper’s arrangements are The Garage and The Brooklyn Tea for Pearson Educational Publishing, hard hitting and intricate...and serve as Lounge as well as on Broadway in the and serves as an adjudicator, guest near perfect vehicles for Cole Porter’s pit of Les Misréables. As a jazz and lead conductor, and jazz camp instructor compositions.” - Steve Lowery, All trumpet player, he’s had the pleasure internationally. Tolson has presented Music Guide. of appearing in concert venues with at state, regional, and national Music His CD, “The Chamber Wind Music Jon Hendricks, McCoy Tyner, Wessell Education conferences, the IAJE of Jack Cooper” (Centaur Records “Warmdaddy” Anderson, Rodney Conference, Jazz Education Network, 3027) was released in December of Whitaker, Gerald Wilson, Ron Blake the International Academy of Law and 2009 to wide critical acclaim. Dr. Cooper and many others. Mental Health, and the Midwest Clinic. is the recipient of ASCAP, NEA, NEH, Sailors also possesses a unique He is the educational director for the Mid-South Jazz Foundation, Aaron voice as a composer, garnering University of Louisville Jazz Festival Copland Fund for Music, and Meet the commissions from a wide array of and co-founded U of L’s African Composer grants. Most recently, he is organizations and artists including American Music Heritage Institute, the recipient of the 2010 University of being appointed Composer/Arranger a celebration of the contributions of Memphis Distinguished Achievement in and Musical Director of Mack Avenue African Americans to America’s musical the Creative Arts Award.. He is currently Records, The Donald Byrd Project, history, as well a series of jazz teacher on faculty at the University of Memphis featuring Sean Jones. This resulted in a training institutes. As a composer/ Scheidt School of Music and holds the world premiere at the Detroit International arranger Tolson writes for both large position of Associate Professor of Jazz Jazz Festival that featured Sean Jones and small instrumental ensembles Studies and Composition. Dr. Cooper is with a Jazz Orchestra and the Voices as well as vocal jazz ensembles. His as book reviewer for JazzTimes of Praise vocal ensemble, all of which vocal jazz works are published by UNC magazine and also a contributing author performed Sailors’ compositions. Jazz Press. for Jazz Perspectives (McGraw Hill), Sailors also composes for T.V. and Performing on keyboards, The Encyclopedia of African-Americn Film as well as for various jazz and woodwinds, and vocals, Tolson leads Folklore (Greenwood Press), and chamber ensembles across the world. three groups and has worked with Practical Music Theory (Kendall-Hunt). After completing a Doctoral Degree artists such as Delfeayo Marsalis, Michael Sailors will be presenting in Composition from the University Antonio Hart, Don Braden, Rufus a session on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with of Texas in 2012, Sailors moved to Reid, Kevin Mahogany, James Moody,
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Benny Golson, and Grace Kelley. arranging I and II, jazz pedagogy, and at Butler, Mr. Stevenson is the Director Tolson’s CDs include Nu View, Back a modern jazz performance practice of the Charlotte 49ers Basketball Band at the Track, and Fresh Squeezed, course that combines historical at the University of North Carolina and his groups have appeared at the perspectives and improvisational at Charlotte. From 2005-2008 Mr. Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, practices in jazz from 1940 to the present. Stevenson was the Music Director the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy, and in The UNCW Summer Jazz and Conductor of the Lake Norman Barbados, Brazil, and Trinidad. Workshop, directed by Frank Orchestra, an all-volunteer community- Tolson has been named to “Who’s Bongiorno, provides a week of intensive based musical arts organization located Who Among America’s Teachers”, jazz study and interaction with the in Mooresville, North Carolina. In and has received the Kentucky Music UNCW Jazz Faculty and guest artists 2012, he was one of three conductors Educators “College Teacher of the for middle and high school student selected to participate in the Young Year” award and the University of participants from throughout the state Conductor Mentor Project sponsored Louisville Distinguished Faculty Service and abroad. It is designed to meet by the National Band Association. In and Multicultural Teaching Awards. the needs of participants of varying 2013, Mr. Stevenson was selected Tolson has been a board member of abilities and experience levels while by his peers as Butler High School’s the University of Louisville Athletic covering virtually every aspect of jazz Teacher of the Year. Association, the University Club of study. The students’ daily schedule Mr. Stevenson holds a Bachelor Louisville, and the IAJE executive board. includes jazz theory and improvisation or Music in Music Education from His other professional memberships classes for beginner, intermediate as Appalachian State University and a include the American Federation of well as advanced study; jazz ensemble Master of Music in Music Education Musicians, Jazz Education Network, classes, including big band and from The University of North Carolina ASCAP, NARAS, College Music Society, combos; as well as master classes and at Greensboro. While at Appalachian National Band Association, Louisville private lessons on each instrument State University, Mr. Stevenson was Jazz Society, and National Association of the jazz ensemble by the UNCW drum major of “North Carolina’s Band for Music Education. Jazz Faculty. See the UNCW Summer of Distinction,: and performed with the The UNCW Faculty Combo will Workshops for more information and Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, be presenting a concert for our Jazz registration form. Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble I, Section as well. Their director, Dr. Frank In addition to these great clinics and and the Trombone Choir. Bongiorno, was instrumental in helping concerts we will have three outstanding Mr. Stevenson’s professional the jazz section establish our audition scholastic ensembles performing at affiliations include the National procedures for our region and all state convention this year. They are: Association for Music Education, ensembles. We are thrilled to have The Butler High School Jazz American School Band him and his faculty back to present a Ensemble, The North Buncombe High Directors Association, North Carolina combo concert for us! This concert is School Jazz Ensemble, and The Waddell Music Educators Association, Pi Kappa scheduled for 3 p.m. on Sunday. Language Academy Jazz Ensemble. Lambda, Gamma Beta Phi, and Kappa Each member of the UNCW The David W. Butler High School Kappa Psi. He is also an Appalachian Jazz faculty maintains a busy Jazz Ensemble is comprised of the finest State University Chancellor’s Scholar. performance schedule as a soloist musicians at Butler High School. The The North Buncombe Jazz as well as a recording and supportive class meets during the regular school Program has developed into one of the musician. The collective musical day and performs in five scheduled strongest in the state since its inception experiences of the jazz faculty read concerts throughout the school year. nearly a decade ago. The Blackhawk like a Who’s Who of Jazz. The UNCW In addition, the Jazz Ensemble makes Jazz Band has received consistent Jazz Faculty are active clinicians &, several guest appearances in and superior ratings at the NC Jazz MPA for performers throughout the country around the Matthews community. All the last six years. North Buncombe has and are dedicated to the pedagogy students registered for Jazz Ensemble placed the highest number of students and perpetuation of jazz as an art form. receive Honors Credit and participate in in All-Region Jazz Band and All-State UNC Wilmington offers a Bachelor one of the three concert bands offered Jazz band for seven consecutive years. of Music in Performance with a at Butler High School. From 2011- The North Buncombe Jazz Band has concentration in Jazz Studies. The 2013, the Jazz Ensemble has received had such notable guest soloists as curriculum includes a wide array of jazz consistent Superior ratings at the North Lanny Cox, David Wilken, John Entzi, courses and performance opportunities Carolina Western Region Jazz Festival. James Sparrow and Steve Alford. This to ensure a solid foundation in Mr. Joshua Stevenson is currently will be the second appearance of the jazz. The UNCW Department of Music the Director of Bands at David W. Butler North Buncombe Jazz Band at NCMEA also offers music degrees in music High School, where he conducts the Wind Professional Development Conference, education, performance, and general Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert following our appearance in 2007 and music, as well as minors in music. Band, Jazz Band, and the Marching North Buncombe Middle School Jazz UNCW offers a comprehensive Band. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Band that same year. Our success is jazz curriculum that not only includes Stevenson was the Assistant Director greatly due in part to the outstanding various ensembles from big bands of Bands at Mooresville High School, program that Mary Jo Sparrow has to combos, but also two levels of where he taught 6th through 12th developed at North Buncombe Middle jazz improvisation, jazz history, jazz grade band. In addition to his duties School in her twenty years of service
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to the North Buncombe Community. competitions Mr. Shelton won first prize and Takin’ the Plunge. The band hopes Along with our jazz program North in the 2007 International Trombone to feature several former members, Buncombe maintains strong marching, Association Larry Wehie Competition. local jazz professionals, and clinicians concert and chamber ensembles. As an educator Andrew has worked from this year’s conference. Andrew Shelton, a native of with numerous programs throughout Jason Robison earned his Weaverville, NC and is in his second North Carolina and Georgia, has taught undergraduate degree from UNCW, a year as Director of Bands at North undergraduate courses at Columbus Masters from Winthrop University, and Buncombe High School. He received State University and is currently the is a National Board Certified Teacher. his Bachelor’s Degree in Trombone trombone instructor at UNC-Asheville. He is affiliated with the South Central Performance from Mars Hill College Jason Robison has been the District Bandmasters Association, and a Master’s Degree in Music director of bands at the Smith Academy North Carolina Music Educators Education and Trombone Pedagogy of International Languages, now re- Association, the National Association from Columbus State University (GA). named Waddell Language Academy for Music Education, and is a member Andrew has also studied at the New since 2004. Mr. Robison initiated the of A.S.B.D.A. The band program at England Conservatory and Aspen Music jazz program his first year on the job. Waddell Language Academy has grown School. His teachers include Dr. James This is an audition only “Big Band” tremendously over the last ten years Sparrow, Dr. Bradley Palmer and Dr. jazz ensemble that rehearses every with over 55% of the school population Per Brevig of the Julliard School. As a day for 45 minutes. Members of this in band. The concert and jazz bands trombonist Andrew has performed with ensemble are talented 7th and 8th have earned Superior ratings at 15 the Asheville Symphony, Hendersonville graders looking for a challenge through consecutive local and regional events Symphony, Aspen Festival Orchestra, the study of jazz styles, history, theory, since 2007. and was full time second trombonist and improvisation. The jazz ensemble As you can see, this convention with the LaGrange Symphony from performs a wide variety of repertoire is going to be second to none. I 2008-2010. Andrew can be heard on from the standards of late jazz greats, to know you will find all of the sessions recordings with the Summit Brass and Latin, Funk, Rock, and Popular pieces. and performances inspiring! Our the Columbus State University Wind The Waddell Jazz Ensemble will goal is simply to provide you with Ensemble. He has recorded with such perform a variety of pieces at this year’s the tools and inspiration to begin names as Phil Smith, principal trumpet conference, choosing from: Mack the your own jazz ensembles. Whether of the New York Philharmonic, Chris Knife, Minnie the Moocher, Stella by it be instrumental, vocal, or even Martin, principal trumpet of the Chicago Starlight, Down for Double, Cantaloupe strings; we feel that jazz education is Symphony, Larry Zalkind, Principal Island, A Child is Born, You’ve Got important and we encourage you to Trombone of the Utah Symphony, a Friend in Me, Until I Met You, After begin implementing jazz instruction Robert Sullivan, Principal Trumpet of Sunset, Pink Panther Remix, Caribbean in your music classes this upcoming the Cincinnati Symphony, and many Dance, Watermelon Man, She Got the school year. I look forward to seeing others. Being involved in many solo Benz I Got the Blooze, Groovin’ High, you all in Winston-Salem!
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nAfMe’s online applications —
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ncdPi website — http://www.dpi.state.nc.us
nc Percussive Arts society website — http://www.pas.org/Chapters/NorthCarolina
50 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2013 North Carolina’s coastal university UNC WILMINGTON DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC www.uncw.edu/music 910.962.3415
CELEBRATING 18 YEARS OF SUMMER JAZZ
JULY 13-18 2014 uncw summer jazz workshop for rising eighth - twelfth grade students PHOTO: UNCW / JAMIE MONCRIEF UNCW is an EEO/AA Institution. Accommodations for disabilities may be requested by contacting the Department of Music at 910.962.3415 at least 10 days prior to the event.
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Chris Hansen, Choral Activities “don’t teAch Music to PeoPle. Chair, and Donna Wiles, New Teacher and Mentor Chair, will offer two sessions teAch PeoPle through Music.” for high school chorus teachers. “MPA - FROM “HOGEY’S JOURNEY” BY EPH EHLY Choral Adjudication: Learning the process to becoming an adjudicator” will be offered on Saturday. At this There is a file in my office marked, session the East Forsyth Madrigals, “Read on a Bad Day”. In the file, I keep under the direction of Roman Brady, a collection of letters from students and will perform for the membership who parents that I have received during the attend the session, then “seasoned” past 20 years. We all have this file and, if judges will share their feedback with you don’t, you need to start one! I keep attendees and with the choir. Chris letters that remind me of how much I Hansen will train attendees to use the have been loved and appreciated over CAROL adjudication tool, will review the new my career. And, some of the letters EARNHARDT recorders used by judges at MPA and remind me of the effect I have had on will present the process to becoming the lives of my students. In 2005: “My a judge for the high school choral son would have dropped out of school section. “Information for new high had it not been for chorus. He finally deserved dinner break, Dr. Holmes school chorus teachers” will be held found a place where he belonged.” In will hold a session Sunday night on SUNDAY NIGHT from 6-6:50. At this 2009: “You taught me more than just entitled: “Idea, Activity, Impact: Three session, Donna and Chris will present how to read the notes on the page. Spheres of Creativity.” On Monday in very important information and choral You taught me how to be a better the Stevens Center, our membership section processes for NCMEA choral human being.” As a high school chorus will be delighted by a performance by section events to new high school teacher, we have the unique opportunity three quality high school programs chorus teachers. New high school of teaching a student for four years, from around our state: the Draughn chorus teachers are also encouraged and more importantly, of making High School Chamber Singers (Renee to come to the NCMEA choral section music with a student for four years. Shatley, conductor), the Parkland mentor meeting on Saturday morning It is an overwhelming responsibility Magnet High School Choral Ensemble at conference. to be part of building a child’s life for (Jonathan Sidden, conductor) and the This summer, the choral section so long during such formative years. Fuquay-Varina Chamber Choir (Ruth board met for an extended planning Sure, we mold children to be good McCoy, conductor). The High Point session and I am excited about the musicians, but most incredibly, we are University Chamber Singers under events and opportunities that were a major influence on their character, the direction of Dr. Marc Foster will discussed at this meeting. Your board their imagination, their passion for also perform in the Stevens Center on is anxious to provide support for your life…..their humanness! Now, THAT is Monday. chorus program and for your students. accountability! I don’t know about you, In addition to Dr. Holmes’ session Please make sure you attend the but I am honored to serve in a career on Sunday night, there will be several business meeting on Monday evening where I feel like I am really making a other sessions offered throughout the at conference so that you can be a part difference in my little part of the world. course of the four-day conference. of the exciting things planned for the I hope all of you recognize this power These sessions include: NCMEA high school choral section. within yourselves and are aware of the “Creating Choirs that Care: How I am so excited about this year’s importance you represent in the lives of to motivate students (of all varieties) to conference. I encourage you to attend your students. You make a difference! buy in to your creative vision” led by the conference and become a part I hope that you have had a great start Dr. Andrew Crane from East Carolina of all that your organization has to to a new school year and are planning University; Saturday 8PM offer. Please feel free to contact me to attend the NCMEA Professional “Using popular music in choir with any concerns or suggestions: Development Conference. Not only do without sacrificing your standards” led [email protected]. I collect many ideas and materials from by Elaine Smith from the University of conference, but I am also inspired by North Carolina at Greensboro; Saturday the many performances and sessions 7PM I attend. This year will be no exception! “Healthy choral singing: Some tips The conference will begin with Dr. Brad from the world of vocal pedagogy” led Holmes from Millikin University leading by Drs. David and Kathryn Gresham our North Carolina Honors Chorus from Brevard College; Monday 10AM students in energetic rehearsals with “Integrating the common core a challenging repertoire list and will standards in the music classroom” led conclude with a beautiful performance by Dr. José Rivera from the University in the Stevens Center on Sunday. of North Carolina at Pembroke; Following the concert and a well- Monday 11AM
52 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2013 SoutheaSt honorS String FeStival & String teacherS conFerence January 23 - 25, 2014
The festival Honors Orchestra provides an opportunity for advanced high school string students to develop their performance skills through rehearsals, sectionals, performances, and master classes. Student applications, including CD audition recordings, are due no later than December 9, 2013. The fee for each selected student is $45.00, which includes the festival fee, two meals in the in the UNCG Dining Hall, and a ticket to the Greensboro Symphony concert.
New this year! Based on the audition CD we will select 3 or 4 of the most accomplished students for participation in a special master class on Friday afternoon with Dovid Friedlander, associate concertmaster of the North Carolina Symphony. Additional gifted students will be selected for a complimentary private lesson with UNCG string faculty members, scheduled as part of the Festival.
The String Teachers Conference features clinics on topics including string pedagogy, instrument repair, and effective rehearsal techniques. The fee for all participating string directors and private teachers is $60.00, which includes the festival fee, refreshments, parking, and a ticket to the Greensboro Symphony concert. Participants may earn 1.5 units of North Carolina Certificate Renewal Credit. The String Teachers Conference is a terrific opportunity to grow as teachers and musicians and be inspired by our outstanding clinicians. Mr. Scott laird Guest Conductor New this year! The String Teachers Conference will include a conducting clinic coached by Festival Honors Orchestra Dr. Kevin Geraldi. Participants can select active participation in the conducting clinic on a Director of Orchestras first-come, first-served basis. Up to 6 conductors will receive 15 minutes of video recorded NC School of Science and Mathematics podium time and coaching. All teachers should bring their string instrument to play in the Durham, NC clinic orchestra. For details & applications, please write or call: Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi Southeast Honors String Festival UNCG School of Music, Theatre and Dance Post Office Box 26170 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170 toll-free: 1-800-999-2869 or (336) 334-5299 e-mail: [email protected]
S chedule F or 2014 SoutheaS t h onorS String Fe S tival Thursday, January 23 5:00 p.m. Students arrive for registration, rehearsals, sectionals and seating auditions Teachers Conference begins 7:30 p.m. Attend Greensboro Symphony concert featuring Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin Friday, January 24 All Day Students rehearse & attend clinics; Teachers Conference continues Saturday, January 25 Morning Students rehearse & attend clinics; Teachers Conference continues 2:00 p.m. Honors Orchestra Concert in Aycock Auditorium
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Hall Festival Chorus, North Carolina CREATING CHOIRS THAT CARE: Master Chorale, and many more. During the 2013-2014 season, HOW TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS Crane and the ECU Chamber Singers will represent the United (OF ALL VARIETIES) TO “BUY IN” States in an invited appearance at the Tolosa (Spain) International TO YOUR ARTISTIC VISION Choral Contest. He will also fulfill By DR. ANDREW CRANE, EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY a guest conducting residency at the Conservatory of Italian Switzerland. Other engagements include the 2014 North Carolina Have you ever found yourself in Middle School All-State Chorus, front of a group of students who just as well as various honor choirs don’t seem to “care” about choral throughout North Carolina and music the same way you do? Is their Virginia. Crane resides in Eastern apparent lack of motivation impeding North Carolina with his wife and your best music-making? Drawing four children. from his experiences as a high school He is a member of the National and university choral director, Dr. ANDREW Association for Music Education, Andrew Crane will provide strategies CRANE National Collegiate Choral to teachers on how they can more fully Organization, and the American engage the hearts and minds of their Choral Directors Association; students. Included in the session will and is currently serving as the be discussion on: the importance Festival, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Repertoire and Standards chair for of the “right” repertoire selection, Yale Choral Artists, Lansing college/university choirs in ACDA’s rehearsal pacing, challenging and Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie North Carolina chapter. empowering students, motivating the adolescent male singer, how to introduce a new piece, providing positive reinforcement, improving your teaching “presence,” and more. HONORS CHORUS CONDUCTOR Dr. Andrew Crane serves as Director of Choral Activities at DR. BRAD HOLMES East Carolina University, where he Millikin University conducts the Chamber Singers, University Chorale, and heads The NCMEA High School the graduate program in choral Choral Section welcomes Dr. Brad conducting. Prior to coming to ECU Holmes as the conductor of the in 2011, Crane held a similar position 2013 North Carolina Honors Chorus. BRAD at California State University, San Dr. Brad Holmes (DMA, Arizona HOLMES Bernardino, where he received State University) is Director of Choir the College of Arts and Letters Programs at Millikin University in Outstanding Teaching Faculty award. Decatur, Illinois. Dr. Holmes’ extensive He also is the former choral director guest conducting schedule has at Provo High School (UT). included All-State, ACDA Honor Choirs In his 22-year tenure at Millikin Choirs under his direction have and church music festivals throughout University, Dr. Holmes has overseen appeared by invitation at multiple the United States. International the growth of the choral program to five conferences of the American Choral guest-conducting engagements traditional choirs and a variety of smaller Directors Association and National have taken him to England, and the vocal ensembles involving more than Association for Music Education; Far East where he has conducted 300 students and a conducting staff of and have performed in major choirs from Korea, Japan, China five. The Millikin University Choir has concert venues throughout Europe. and the Philippines. He served a gained a national reputation due in He is active as a guest conductor term as Visiting Fellow at Cambridge part to five invitations to perform before of All-State and honor choirs, as University, England. Choirs under his regional and national conferences of the well as clinician, presenter, and direction have toured to 35 countries American Choral Directors Association adjudicator throughout the country. in Europe, South America, East Asia, (ACDA). The choir has a long history Additionally, Crane enjoys a career the South Pacific and Australia. His of annual tours throughout the United as a professional solo and ensemble music is published by Santa Barbara States. Recent international tours have tenor, having appeared with such Music Press, Morning Star Publishing taken them to Ireland and Scotland and groups as the Los Angeles Bach and First Step Publishing. China and Taiwan.
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in Florida. He has been invited to INTEGRATING COMMON CORE conducted honor choirs and choral adjudications throughout the country STANDARDS INTO THE and has presented research and choral workshops at conferences in Wisconsin, MUSIC CLASSROOM Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and the DR. JOSé RIVERA, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, PEMBROKE American Choral Director’s Association state and divisional conferences. How do common core standards Dr. Rivera’s research interests relate to music teaching and include rehearsal techniques, teacher learning? Dr. Rivera will provide preparation, and analysis of twentieth- practical strategies to integrate century Latin American choral music. common core standards into the music His research of Latin American music classroom. This session will specifically has been published in the NCMEA and ACDA Journals. This past summer he address unit planning, implementation, JOSE attended the US/Cuba Conductors repertoire, music standards and their RIVERA relevance to assessing common core Exchange Program Symposium in standards including: Havana, Cuba where he was invited to • Planning instructional units work with choral conducting students for choral/general, band, and at the Institute of Superior Arts (ISA). He will be returning this summer to orchestra at the University of North Carolina at continue his research on the choral • Maxime your teaching through Pembroke where he teaches rehearsal, music of Cuba. Jose Rivera holds the repertoire vocal techniques and conducting at the Ph.D. in Choral Conducting/Choral • Practical strategies for undergraduate and graduate levels. individualized assessment in Prior appointments include Assistant Music Education and a Master of Choral music Professor of choral music education at Music Education degree from Florida Jose Rivera, Ph.D. is an assistant the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee State University and currently serves as professor of choral music education and choral director at Richards High the ACDA Southern Division Chair for and director of the University Chorale School and Chiles High School Multicultural and Ethnic Perspectives.
USING POPULAR MUSIC IN THE CHOIR CLASSROOM WITHOUT Visit SACRIFICING YOUR STANDARDS By ELAINE SMITH Our Many choir teachers are not comfortable using popular music because they feel that it will negatively impact the quality of their choral Website program. This session discusses practical uses for popular music in the choral classroom while maintaining ELAINE high performance quality and SMITH addressing national, state, and local standards. Emphasis is given to the advantages, challenges, ways to approach challenges, and the unique learning experiences that the use of popular music can provide to students. teaching career in North Carolina where elaine smith is a candidate her high school choir students inspired for the PhD in Music Education at her research interests: popular music in the University of North Carolina at the choir classroom and music literacy Greensboro. She also received the using language literacy methodologies. at Bachelor of Music and the Master of Elaine recently accepted the position of Music degrees from UNCG in 2005 and choir director at Bassett High School in www.ncmea.net 2008, respectively. Elaine began her Henry County, Virginia.
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HEALTHY CHORAL SINGING: SOME PRACTICAL TIPS FROM THE FIELD OF VOCAL PEDAGOGY DAVID AND KATHRYN GRESHAM, Brevard College
• How do I effectively warm up Pedagogy and are active performers and both male and female voices? private teachers. David’s experience as • What is “support,” and how a soloist and studio teacher strongly DAVID KATHRYN can I cultivate it quickly and informs his conducting, and he strives GRESHAM GRESHAM effectively? to build healthy voices while developing • What is vibrato, what is straight- a unified choral sound in his ensembles. tone, and how are they best David holds degrees from the University utilized in a choral setting? of Georgia, the University of Colorado Stanford University. A contemporary • What is a “pure” vowel? at Boulder (earning two separate MM music specialist, she has premiered • How do I cultivate a balanced degrees in Choral Conducting and Vocal the works of several composers in choral tone without creating Pedagogy), and Wingate University. the southeast, Boston, Colorado, and tension in individual singers? He is a frequent guest clinician and California. She coordinates the Music These and other questions will be has conducted several All-County Major at Brevard College and is a addressed in this session that aims to lift performances for high school and recipient of the College’s highest Award the veil of mystery around the science middle school groups. He is the current for Exemplary Teaching. Both Kathryn of singing. The clinicians will present Vice President of the North Carolina and David’s students have been top valuable information on acoustics, Chapter of the National Association scorers at the state and regional anatomy, and pedagogy, leaving you of Teachers of Singing. He is also an auditions sponsored by the National with concrete tips for maximizing active composer and arranger for the Association of Teachers of Singing, and choral tone and vocal health at the voice with several works to his credit, they have gained admission to schools same time. including an edition of Peter Phillip’s such as the Eastman Conservatory, David and Kathryn Gresham are double choir motet Hodie Nobis de UNC-Greensboro, and Northwestern on the Music faculty at Brevard College, Coelo with Alliance Music that has University, and performance ensembles where David is the Director of Choral sold over 25,000 copies. Kathryn holds such as the Asheville Lyric Opera, Activities and Kathryn is the Director of degrees from the University of Colorado College Light Opera Company, and Voice Studies. Both hold degrees in Vocal at Boulder, Boston University, and The Modern American Music Project.
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College (IL), Heidelberg College (OH) PERFORMING GROUPS and Meredith College, among others. She has worked with many distinguished FUQUAY-VARINA CHAMBER CHOIR choral conductors including Sharon DIRECTOR: RUTH MCCOY Hansen, Alice Parker, Weston Noble, James Jordan, Charles Bruffy, and Sabine Horstmann. Before coming to Fuquay-Varina, The Chamber Choir is the premiere at various universities, including Mrs. McCoy taught at Johnston choral group at Fuquay-Varina High Appalachian State University, Belmont Community College in Smithfield, NC. School in Fuquay-Varina, NC. The University, Campbell University, East Her courses included Voice, Chorus, group has grown from 14 students at Carolina University, Meredith College, American Music, Music Appreciation its inception in 2006, to 64 students in the University of North Carolina- and Teaching Elementary Music. She 2013. During that time, the Chamber Greensboro, and Wingate University. taught high school chorus at Grant Choir has received only Superior The Chamber Choir represents a broad County High School in Dry Ridge, KY, ratings at NCMEA MPA events in cross-section of the Fuquay-Varina and at the Chattanooga School for the both performance and sight-reading High School community and includes Arts and Sciences in Chattanooga, TN. adjudications. They have also received honor students, student athletes, She taught high school and middle numerous awards at festivals throughout student government representatives school choir at St. James School in the South, including the First Place and theater students. The singers Montgomery, AL. While in Montgomery, Award and Overall High School Choral recognize the difference music makes she also taught elementary music at Award Winner at the Smoky Mountain in their lives and the impact it can Forest Avenue Elementary, Orff Music Music Festival in Gatlinburg, TN (two- have on others. They share their music for Children and was a facilitator at the time winner), First Place/Gold Award/ often with the school and community, Southeast Center for the Arts. At the Overall High School Winner Heritage performing at a variety of local events. beginning of her career, she taught Music Festival at Universal Studios in The choir members have a strong elementary music at Ekron Elementary Orlando, FL and First Place/Overall/ work ethic and a commitment to in Meade County, KY. She has also had Sweepstakes Winner at Showcase excellence, as is indicated by their a private voice and piano studio. Festivals in Williamsburg, VA. The motto: “We are what we repeatedly Mrs. McCoy is a member of the Chamber Choir performed in Carnegie do. Excellence then is not an act, but a American Choral Directors Association Hall in New York City in 2009, under the habit” (Aristotle). and the National Association for Music direction of Eph Ehly, and again in 2012 Education. She has been a singer with with the Millikin University Choir under the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera the direction of Brad Holmes. They have Chorus, and the Chamber Choir and sung in concert with the East Carolina Concert Singers of Cary. She directed University Chamber Singers and the the Brandenburg Community Women’s Wingate University Chamber Singers. Choir in Brandenburg, KY and has They have worked with Roland Carter served as Music Director and Pianist for in their preparation of African-American the Signal Mountain Playhouse in Signal spirituals, and the group has received Mountain, TN. She also performed RUTH frequent requests to sing Carter’s with the Chattanooga Theatre Centre MCCOY arrangement of “Lift Every Voice and in Chattanooga, TN and Faulkner Sing” at school and community events. University Theatre in Montgomery, AL. Small ensembles from the Chamber A native of Kentucky, Mrs. McCoy Choir routinely perform the national has lived the past eight years in Cary, anthem at North Carolina State High NC, with her husband of 37 years, School Championship athletic events. Ruth McCoy received her Bachelor Lannie. Besides all things musical, she Two extra-curricular groups have grown of Music Education degree from Indiana enjoys reading, theater, playing bridge out of the Chamber Choir: CK Ambush, University in Bloomington, IN, where she and traveling – particularly to visit her which performs popular selections with studied with Marko Rothmüller, Jean son and his family in Nashville, TN choreography, and Unaccompanied Sinor and Robert Stoll. She received and her daughter and her family, who Minors, a male a cappella group. her Master of Music degree in Vocal live in Moscow, Russia. Mrs. McCoy The group takes singing and music Performance from the University of has always felt that the emotions education seriously. Their repertoire Tennessee at Chattanooga, where she and connections shared in creating includes music from all historical time studied voice with David Pennebaker beautiful music are extraordinary and periods and genres of music, and and choral conducting with Roland life changing. Her philosophy is that their daily rehearsals include a strong Carter. She has also attended classes music has the power to change the emphasis on music reading and sight- and workshops at the University world through the effect it has not singing skills. Numerous Chamber of Louisville, Westminster Choir just on those who sing or play, but on Choir alumni are now pursuing College, the University of Kentucky, every person who hears and is moved degrees in Music and Music Education the Tennessee Arts Academy, Millikin by a song.
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MUSIC DEGREE PROGRAMS Bachelor of Arts in Music Master of Music Bachelor of Music Performance Performance, including Jazz Music Composition Music Education Music Education Music Composition Music Theory Post-Baccalaureate Certificates Post-Master’s Certificates Music Theory, Musicology, Music Theory Pedagogy Ethnomusicology, Composition, Doctor of Musical Arts Jazz, Music Education, BioMusic Performance Music Minor Doctor of Philosophy Music Education MUSIC AUDITION DATES CONTACT US December 7, 2013 [email protected] January 25, 2014 336-334-5789 February 8, 2014 performingarts.uncg.edu March 1*, 2014
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PERFORMING GROUPS
FUQUAY-VARINA CHAMBER SINGERS
DRAUGHN CHAMBER SINGERS
PARKLAND MAGNET ENSEMBLE
HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY CHAMBER SINGERS
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PARKLAND MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL ENSEMBLE
The Parkland Magnet High Each year the Ensemble sings a large School Ensemble is comprised of number of civic performances, including 10th through 12th grade students who performances like the 147th anniversary auditioned to be members. This group of St. Phillip’s Moravian in Old Salem. JONATHAN was formed in 1985 by Alice Dodson. The Ensemble has been invited to sing SIDDEN Mr. Sidden was a member from 1986- at Duke Chapel and a Holiday Concert 90. Since the group’s inception, the with the historic Tannenberg Organ at Ensemble has sung throughout the Old Salem. Parkland is an International United States and Canada garnering Baccalaureate and Cultural Arts Magnet Jonathan Sidden performed many Superiors and First Place school which requires all freshmen to the role of the Stage Manager in the awards. The Ensemble sang at a take an Arts elective. Southeastern premiere of Ned Rorem’s festival in conjunction with the 2009 The Music Department consists of opera Our Town. He sang the role of Presidential Inauguration. Orchestra, Concert, Jazz, Marching, and King Kaspar in three holiday season’s They have received consistent Beginning Band, the Choral Ensemble, production of Amahl and the Night Superior ratings at the NCMEA State Women’s Ensemble, Honors Chorus, Visitors with Piedmont Opera. Mr. Choral Music Performance Adjudications. and Beginning Chorus, plus International Sidden was a resident artist and New Students from this group have sung Baccalaureate music. Parkland is proud Century Fellow at the famed Academy of in NC Honors Chorus, NC All-State to cultivate, within these students, a Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. While at the Choir, and the Mars Hill Festival Choir. lifelong passion for music. Academy of Vocal Arts he worked with Christofer Macatsoris, Bill Schuman, Danielle Orlando, Tom Krause, and Laura Ward, and with Metropolitan Opera coaches Howard Watkins and the late Walter Taussig. He was a semi-finalist in the International Wagner Competition. Mr. Sidden was a Regional Finalist in the Mid-Atlantic and the Southeastern Region of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Mr. Sidden, a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts. In 2007 he was honored NCME FEATURE ARTICLE ROTATION SCHEDULE: by Yale University as a Distinguished Music Educator for his work with the Summer /Fall: Deadline, May 1 (Arrives in August) public schools. He was a 2010 National Elementary Endowment of Humanties Scholar in Vienna, Austria and was a 2012 Claes Orchestra Nobel Educator of Distinction. Mr. Advocacy Sidden holds a Master of Arts degree in Executive Leadership from Gardner- Conference: Deadline, August 10 (Arrives in October) Webb University. He is the currently Items Pertaining to Conference serving as the Music Director at Trinity Moravian Church and Choral Director Winter: Deadline, December 1 (Arrives in March) at Parkland Magnet High School. Research Choral (HS and MS) Band Please use the Spring: Deadline, February 15 (Arrives in May) following address Technology for all Jazz Higher Education NCMEA e-mail Interested in submitting a Feature Article? Contact the appropriate Section Chair – contact information is on the Board list found correspondence in every issue of the NC Music Educator. See www.ncmea.net for additional Journal information. [email protected]
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in June of 2006 and June, 2008. His HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY choirs have performed solo concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York City, NY, at CHAMBER SINGERS York Minster Cathedral in York, England, and toured throughout Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Austria. His The Chamber Singers from youth choirs have toured extensively High Point University, located in throughout the United States. High Point, NC, is the premier vocal Dr. Foster is a founding member of ensemble at the university. This the Mississippi Vocal Arts Ensemble, a select ensemble of 40 singers is made professional quartet of singers dedicated of students from many academic to the advancement of vocal music throughout the Southeast, and as a disciplines across campus and who DR. MARC tenor soloist is a sought after recitalist. hail from all over the country. Each ASHLEY FOSTER person was chosen for this ensemble through a competitive audition and receives a scholarship for his or her participation. The choir rehearses five days per week and performs over 30 concerts DR. MARC ASHLEY FOSTER was annually. The choir was recently named Chair of the Department of Music honored to perform a solo concert to and Director of Choral Activities at High a sold-out audience at Carnegie Hall Point University (HPU) in July of 2009. in New York. This past May the choir In his four years at HPU, Dr. Foster toured Italy with performances at St. has overseen a significant expansion Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the Duomo in of the Department of Music, with the Florence, and St. Mark’s in Venice. This addition of 24 new music faculty, 92 coming March (2014) Chamber Singers music majors/minors, 133 students has been invited to perform a solo singing in choirs, 8 new instrumental concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln ensembles, and over 375 students in Center in New York as a part of their private lessons. Dr. Foster has taught annual spring break choir tour. at the University of Texas at Arlington in And in May (2014) Chamber Arlington, Texas and Millsaps College Singers will give concerts in Vienna, in Jackson, Mississippi and comes to NCMEA Austria; Prague, Czech Republic; High Point after serving as the Director and Budapest, Hungary. Other of Worship Arts Ministries at Galloway Board Meeting recent performances have included Memorial United Methodist Church in Asheville, North Carolina; Nashville, Jackson, Mississippi and as the Artistic Tennessee; Memphis, Tennessee; Director of the Mississippi Chorus. Minutes Duncanville, Texas; Dallas, Texas; Dr. Foster received a Doctor of New Orleans, Louisiana; Jackson, Music Arts degree (DMA) in Choral Mississippi; Atlanta, Georgia; and Conducting from The University of Posted on the Tryon, North Carolina. North Carolina at Greensboro, a Master High Point University is a liberal of Sacred Music degree (MSM) from arts institution with over 4,200 Perkins School of Theology at Southern NCMEA undergraduate and graduate students. Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, It is ranked by U.S. News and World and the Bachelor of Music Education web \site Report at No. 1 among Regional degree (BM Ed) in Choral Conducting Colleges in the South and No. 1 among and Voice from The University of North www.ncmea.net Up and Coming Regional Colleges in Carolina at Greensboro. the South. Parade Magazine lists HPU Dr. Foster has served as the Music Click on in the top 25 private schools in the in Worship Chair for the Mississippi nation. HPU was selected in the 2012- chapter of the American Choral 2013 list of “Colleges of Distinction.” Directors Association and his choirs “About Us” The university offers 44 undergraduate have appeared at such venues as majors, 43 undergraduate minors the Annual Conference of the United In the submenu, and 11 graduate degree programs. Methodist Church of South Georgia, the It is a member of the NCAA, Division dedication service for the Mississippi click I and the Big South Conference. Visit United Methodist Bishop, Hope Morgan High Point University on the Web at Ward, and the Annual Conferences of “Board Meeting Minutes” highpoint.edu. the Mississippi United Methodist Church
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DRAUGHN CHAMBER SINGERS High School. Mrs. Shatley is an active member of NCMEA and NAfME. Mrs. Shatley’s ensembles have consistently received superiorratings The Draughn High School Choral at state contests and have performed Program has three ensembles: in Williamsburg, Washington DC, Mixed Chorus, Concert Choir, and Atlanta, Myrtle Beach, Gatlinburg, Chamber Singers. The DraughnHigh and NewYork City. Mrs. Shatley was School Chamber Singers is an the guest conductor for the 11-12 auditioned ensemble comprisedof Gaston County All-County Chorus sophomores, juniors, and seniors. RENEE in 2011. She also had the unique Draughn High School openedin the fall SHATLEY pleasure of conducting the 330 of 2008, with Chamber Singers being member festival choiron one song created in the fall of2010. (“A Parting Blessing” by J. Jerome All ensembles participate in Williams) duringthe 2012 J. Elwood NCMEA’s MPA Festivals each year. Roberts / Mars Hill Choral Festival. In Since Draughn High School’s addition to teaching, Mrs. Shatley is CONDUCTOR opening, the choral ensemble’s have the chancel choir directorat the First received all superior ratings with the RENEE SHATLEY United Methodist Church in Hickory, exception of one excellent rating. In North Carolina. 2011, the Chamber Singers were the Renee Shatley is the choral honors choir at the Gardner-Webb Renee Shatley is the choral director at Jimmy C. Draughn University Choral Festival. In addition director at Jimmy C. Draughn HighSchool in Valdese, North Carolina. to participating in MPA, the choral HighSchool in Valdese, North Carolina. She is in her 25th year ofteaching students have numerousopportunities She is in her 25th year ofteaching choral music. Mrs. Shatley received to participate in various festivals such choral music. Mrs. Shatley received her educationfrom Mars Hill College as the J. ElwoodRoberts Choral Festival her educationfrom Mars Hill College (Bachelor of Music) and the University at Mars Hill University, the Gardner- (Bachelor of Music) and the University ofIllinois (Masters of Science in Music WebbUniversity Choral Festival, the ofIllinois (Masters of Science in Music Education). Mrs. Shatleyreceived her UNC Men’s Choral Festival, and the Education). Mrs. Shatleyreceived her National Board Certification in 2002 Lenoir Rhyne University Choral Festival. National Board Certification in 2002 and renewed her National Board Chamber Singers is alsovery active in and renewed her National Board Certification in 2012. Mrs. Shatley is community singing for various functions Certification in 2012. Mrs. Shatley is acharter faculty member of Jimmy C. such asRotary Club luncheons, church acharter faculty member of Jimmy C. Draughn High Schoolwhich opened services, and Relay For Life. Draughn High Schoolwhich opened in the fall of 2008. Prior to teaching at Students also traveled to New York in the fall of 2008. Prior to teaching at DraughnHigh School, she taught at City in 2010 and 2013. DraughnHigh School, she taught at East Burke High School (19942008), Draughn High School is located in East Burke High School (19942008), Bandys High School, and AC Reynolds Valdese, North Carolina. Bandys High School, and AC Reynolds High School. Mrs. Shatley is an active member of NCMEA and NAfME. Mrs. Shatley’s ensembles have consistently received superiorratings “This Space for Rent” at state contests and have performed in Williamsburg, Washington DC, Atlanta, Myrtle Beach, Gatlinburg, and For Information on Advertising NewYork City. Mrs. Shatley was the guest conductor for the 11-12 Gaston In a Future Issue of the County All-County Chorus in 2011. She also had the unique pleasure of conducting the 330 member festival North Carolina Music Educator choiron one song (“A Parting Blessing” contact by J. Jerome Williams) duringthe 2012 J. Elwood Roberts / Mars Hill Choral Linda Sabella, Advertising Representative, Festival. In addition to teaching, Mrs. Shatley is the chancel choir directorat 3006 W. Abdella Street • Tampa, Florida 33607 the First United Methodist Church in Hickory, North Carolina. She resides in Connelly Springs, Phone: 813.876.9413; Fax: 813.259.2503; NC with her husband, Drewand her Email: [email protected] sons, Zachery (age 17) and Blair (age 14).
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BREVARD MIDDLE SCHOOL
Brevard Middle School serves a diverse population of 600 students in Western North Carolina. The town of Brevard has approximately 7,500 residents. The middle school also serves some residents of Transylvania County with a population of around 40,000. The arts and music, in particular, are an important source of pride for Brevard Middle School. The success of the Chorus and Band are celebrated and supported throughout the school. In recent years that success has also spread through the athletic teams, and a real sense of community has developed. Brevard Middle School houses many programs for the county including the self- BREVARD MIDDLE SCHOOL CHORAL-A contained special education classes, and programs designed for at-risk students. The school provides universal breakfast for all students and serves the community through a summer feeding program which provides free lunches to anyone in need. Brevard Middle School is a special place where diversity is celebrated and the needs of the broader community are met with a sense of pride. The Brevard Middle School Choral program is directed by Mr. Rivers Smith. The Middle School Choral section of the North Carolina Music Educators Association is enthusiastically looking forward to this special concert. BREVARD MIDDLE SCHOOL CHORAL-B
RIVERS SMITH events they attend. Mr. Smith’s awards Brevard Middle School and accomplishments include being awarded 2013 Transylvania County Rivers Smith grew up in King’s Most Memorable Educator, 2012- Mountain, North Carolina. He attended 2013 Brevard Middle School Teacher Appalachian State University on a of the Year, 2012-2013 Transylvania Teaching Fellows and Music Scholarship, County District Teacher of the Year, and then graduated Magna Cum Laude RIVERS 2013 Scholarship winner from The from the University of North Carolina SMITH Transylvania County Choral Society, at Charlotte in 1996. He has taught in and 2011-2012 Voted Favorite Teacher Henderson and Transylvania Counties. by Brevard Middle Students in a contest In Henderson County, where he taught sponsored by a local orthodontist. for four years, he was a Creative Apple directed the annual school musical. While Rivers was the owner of Carolina Band Teaching Grant recipient and he received at Brevard Academy, Rivers served as the Supply and Music Lesson Studio from the Henderson County Creative Teaching lead teacher for the school. 2004-2008. He is a hired performer for vocal Award. In Transylvania County he began In 2009, he took over as the chorus work, tuba, guitar, and bass guitar. He lives teaching at Brevard Academy Charter and general music teacher at Brevard in Brevard with his wife Carolyn, also a music School where he taught third grade. Later, Middle School. Under his direction, teacher, accompanist, composer/arranger, he became the director of music programs the chorus program has grown from their son Joe and his step-daughter Rhea at a K-8 charter school on the campus of 22 members to just over 145. They who also sings in his chorus. He is the The Brevard Music Center. In that role he perform at various events throughout happy owner of a 16-year old Golden taught all music classes and ensembles the year and consistently receive Retriever named Daisy and a rambunctious and started the school’s jazz band. He also superior ratings at the festivals and MPA 11 month old Labradoodle, Maggie.
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MS - Bio for Dr. Al Sturgis Noted for his energetic, positive Carolina Symphony in Raleigh and teaching style, Sturgis is in great around the state. In recognition of his AL STURGIS is a highly sought demand as a conductor /clinician for dynamic musical leadership, Sturgis after conductor whose versatility and Music Education and Church Music was awarded the 1996 Raleigh Medal extensive background allow him to workshops and festivals including of Arts. Dr. Sturgis holds degrees journey comfortably into a wide variety All-State and Honors groups. Each from the University of South Florida of musical experiences. He currently season he nurtures young artists and the University of Illinois in Voice serves as Music Director of the North by creating concerto performance Performance, Music Education, and Carolina Master Chorale, the Tar River opportunities with the Tar River Conducting. He taught public school Orchestra in Rocky Mount, and the Orchestra, and presents a number of in Tampa, FL for five years, and at N.C. Carolina Ballet. Known for being a Education Concerts with the North State University for thirteen years. strong collaborative artist, Sturgis has also enjoyed a great deal of experience in Opera and Musical Theatre. Sturgis has served as Guest Conductor for the New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center, North Carolina Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, Carolina Chamber Orchestra, Raleigh Civic Symphony, National Opera Company, Capital Opera, Long Leaf Opera, and North Carolina Theatre. He has conducted orchestral and opera performances overseas in France, Bulgaria, and China, and recently served National Association for Music Education as a clinician for the inaugural London International Choral Festival. Early in Announces the Creation of his career he performed a number of roles in musical theatre, opera, and oratorio, in addition to touring and recording in Southern France with the Robert Shaw Festival Singers. Sturgis still performs occasionally as a counter tenor or baritone. Under his skilled artistic leadership the NC Master Chorale has made appearances at state and regional conferences of the American Choral Director’s Association, recorded three Christmas CDs, and several television Touching the Lives of 20 Million Children broadcasts on WRAL and UNC-TV. They have also been involved in numerous successful collaborations with the Carolina Ballet and the North Carolina Symphony. Sturgis’s Ballet repertoire Give A Note Foundation was established by the consists of over thirty works, including a number of world premieres, and he leaders of the National Association for Music Education has amassed nearly 250 “Nutcracker” in order to expand and increase music education performances with the Carolina Ballet. opportunities for all children and help them develop skills needed for success in the 21st century.
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By JESSICA EMBRY, Orchestra Section Chair by Alfred Music Publishing Co. Mr. Christopher Lees will share ways to raise artistic standards in rehearsal. Angela It has been a great first year serving Ammerman, Orchestra Director at as your Orchestra Section Chair. I am Annandale High School, and members amazed at how much hard work each of the Annandale High School Orchestra of you puts into making sure that your will demonstrate how teachers can students get to take advantage of the use modern technology via electric opportunities presented by our section. instruments to “electrify” their program. Keep up the great work! It is my hope Todd Miller, Orchestra Director and that we continue our work together to JESSICA Guitar Instructor at Apex High School, improve our events for our students and EMBRY will present an encore session on our organization. Perhaps more than techniques for teaching guitar. ever, we need to support each other as Participants are encouraged to bring we continue to fight for our programs. their own guitar. Both the Guy Phillips We have several events approaching Middle School 8th Grade Orchestra, that you will not want to miss. The 2013 NC Registration for the event will be directed by Ann Daaleman, and the All-State Honors Orchestra Rehearsals/ held in the lobby of the Fairfield Inn Davis Drive Middle School Advanced Concert will take place Friday, November and Suites from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. All Orchestra, directed by Johanna Rogers, 8, 2013, through Sunday November 10, directors, including those who live in will present performances that you will 2013 at the UNC School of the Arts in the local area, will need to register their not want to miss. Winston-Salem. The concert will take students during that time. A block of There will be an Interactive place at the Stevens Center in Winston- rooms has been reserved for students Question/Answer session on Saturday Salem at 4:30 p.m. on November 10, and directors. It is recommended that night that will feature several outstanding 2013. Margot Holloman, chair of this directors needing rooms make their NC Orchestra Teachers from across event, has worked diligently to plan all reservations as soon as possible. the state. You can ask questions on details of this event, including finding The 2013 NCMEA Conference site or you can text in your questions in a fantastic conductor. Mr. Christopher is packed with great sessions and advance to (336) 612-3231. This is your James Lees, Associate Director performances. I am glad to announce chance to ask those questions that of Orchestras at the University of that we have multiple outstanding you’ve been wanting answered! Start Michigan, has planned a memorable clinicians and performing groups texting now! program for the students. The program coming to share their talents. Dr. Kirk In addition, the NCMEA Orchestra includes Polonaise in C Major, Op. 49 Moss, Associate Professor of Music Section will hold a New Teacher “In Memory of Pushkin” by Anatoly and Chair of the Music Education Breakfast Meet & Greet on Saturday, Lyadov, Haunted Topography by David Department at the Lawrence University November 9, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in the T. Little, and Symphony No. 4, IV. (WI) Conservatory of Music, will present Eisenberg Social Hall at the UNC Finale: Allegro con fuoco by Pyotr Ilyich a session on teaching skill-based School of the Arts. This event is open Tchaikovsky. Mr. Lees’ energy and strategies in both hands to middle/ to all orchestra directors and will be a enthusiasm on the podium will certainly high school students and a session on great opportunity for new teachers to provide the students with a meaningful making your string program the best. meet colleagues from across the state. and memorable experience. Both of these sessions are sponsored Finally, I cannot encourage you enough to attend the Business Meeting on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in Conference Room 5-6-7- in the Benton Convention Center. We will discuss and vote on various items relating to our section. Members receive a 25% Please consistently check the NC Orchestra Section website for the latest discount on all NAfME updates for important information, books! updates, calendars and important Many titles forms. Please contact me if you or any are now of your colleagues are experiencing any Visit: musiced.nafme.org/resources difficulties with the website (username/ or call 800•462•6420 for info available as ebooks! password issues, questions, concerns, etc.). I will gladly assist you. Also, feel NAfME books are co-published by R&L Education free to contact me with any concerns, questions, or suggestions for our organization. My email address is [email protected]. I look forward to seeing each of you in November.
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the Boston Philharmonic where he ORCHESTRA CLINICIANS assisted conductor Benjamin Zander in performances with the Boston Philharmonic, Ulster, and London Dr. Kirk D. Moss, holds an Philharmonia Orchestras. Mr. Lees appointment as an Associate Professor holds a Master’s Degree in Conducting of Music and Chair of the Music from the University of Michigan, where Education Department at the Lawrence he studied with Kenneth Kiesler, and University (WI) Conservatory of Music. currently serves as Associate Director He is a past national president of the of Orchestras. American String Teachers Association, Angela Ammerman is the thrice chaired the ASTA National Director of Orchestras at Annandale Orchestra Festival, and served on High School, in Fairfax County, ASTA’s Executive Board. Moss has where she teaches orchestra and appeared as a guest conductor, International Baccalaureate Music. clinician, or adjudicator in more than KIRK TODD Ammerman began her career in the thirty states. The University of Florida MOSS MILLER orchestra world in Onslow County School of Music awarded him an Alumni where she recently conducted the Outstanding Achievement Award, and Inverno de Campos do Jordao in Brazil, Middle School All County Orchestra. he has received four ASTA National among others. She is the Primo Conductor of the Citation for Leadership & Merit awards. After two summers of study with Rappahannock Youth Symphony, With twelve years of experience Robert Spano at the Aspen Music serves on the Board of Directors of teaching elementary, middle, and Festival, Mr. Lees was named winner the University of Mary Washington high school orchestras, groups under of both the 2011 James Conlon Philharmonic Orchestra, and has his direction have earned distinction Conducting Prize and the 2012 Aspen taught Orchestra at the elementary, at state, national, and international Conducting Prizes, respectively. In middle, and high school levels. events. One of his former high schools 2013, Mr. Lees returned for a third Angela Ammerman earned her honors him by annually awarding a summer as Assistant Conductor for BME from the University of Cincinnati, college string scholarship in his name. the Aspen Music Festival and School. College-Conservatory of Music, and He coauthored two method books Mr. Lees received a prestigious 2013 MME from Boston University. Recently, for Alfred Music Publishing: Sound Career Assistance Grant from the Solti Ammerman was featured in Fairfax Innovations - Sound Development for Foundation US and was previously County’s Red Apple 21 television show Intermediate String Orchestra and honored as one of only six conductors for her successes in the Orchestra Sound Development for Advanced selected for the 2011 Bruno Walter realm, and is now enrolled in George String Orchestra. Memorial Foundation National Mason University’s PhD program in Christopher James Lees is a Conductor Preview, hosted by the Music Education. Angela Ammerman is promising young American conductor League of American Orchestras and the founder of Orchestra Electrified and becoming increasingly recognized for Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. is thrilled to be back in North Carolina energized and nuanced performances A passionate advocate for music of again for conference! of both standard and adventurous our time, Mr. Lees has given numerous Todd Miller began his guitar studies repertoire. Recipient of a Gustavo performances of contemporary at thirteen, and began performing Dudamel Conducting Fellowship with orchestral and chamber repertoire, during high school. He later moved to the Los Angeles Philharmonic this and has collaborated closely with Charlotte, NC, where he spent the next season, Mr. Lees made his debut with Pulitzer Prize winning composers twenty years performing, recording, the orchestra in April 2013. William Bolcom, Joseph Schwantner, and teaching guitar. He went back to Mr. Lees has conducted Jennifer Higdon, and Roger Reynolds, college in 2000 to pursue his music performances with the Detroit, Toledo, among others. As Music Director for the education degree. and Portland (Maine) Symphonies and Contemporary Directions Ensemble, Todd has taught middle school served as an assistant conductor for Mr. Lees is earning a reputation for orchestra in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg multiple concert programs with the conducting world premieres, many School System, and currently teaches Los Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit, in alternative concert formats, and High School Orchestra and Guitar Atlanta, St. Louis, Kansas City, and curating innovative programs that classes at Apex High School in Apex, Charlotte Symphonies for noted connect contemporary chamber music North Carolina. Todd has a Bachelor conductors including Leonard Slatkin, with diverse art forms. of Music from The University of North David Robertson, Stéphane Danève, He has previously served as Carolina at Charlotte, a Master of Music Robert Spano, Bramwell Tovey, and Associate Conductor of the Akron from the University of North Carolina many others. He has also conducted Symphony Orchestra, where he was at Greensboro, and received National performances with the National Arts awarded a Bruno Walter Memorial Board Certification in 2008. Centre Orchestra, Ensemble Orchestral Foundation Career Development The Guy Phillips Middle School de Paris, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Grant, and was also a recipient of the 8th Grade Orchestra is directed by and at the Festival Internacional de Zander Conducting Fellowship with Ann Daaleman. The school’s orchestra
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Students in the Advanced Orchestra 2012 Solo and Ensemble Festival. perform concerts in October, November, In concert, the Davis Drive Middle December, February, and May every School Advanced Orchestra students school year. They perform grade III, IV perform a variety of literature and are and V music consistently. The students well known for their “Rock Out” portion are dynamic performers who embrace of every concert, which consists of challenges on a daily basis. everything from the Beatles to Adele. Davis Drive Middle School has Johanna Rogers is a graduate had an average of 14 students make of UNC-Chapel Hill with a Bachelor’s Junior Eastern Region Orchestra Degree in Violin Performance and a for the past three years. Davis Drive Master’s Degree in the Art of Teaching. ANGELA CHRISTOPHER Middle School Orchestra has received She has been teaching in the Wake AMMERMAN LEES superior ratings at Music Performance County Public School System since Adjudication for the past three years: 2003. In 2010, she accepted the program has grown over the past seven in 2011 in grade IV literature, in 2012 orchestra director teaching position at years from thirty-eight students to one- in grade IV literature, and in 2013 in Davis Drive Middle School. Johanna has hundred-twenty students. The school grade V literature. Other accolades been awarded the Wake County New is fortunate to have administrators over the past three years include Teacher of the Year Award, as well as and a community who value music performing for representatives of the the Kennedy Center for the Performing education and have been supportive of Julliard School for the Performing Arts American Residencies Teaching our programs. Arts, performing a pre-concert for Fellowship. She has been invited to The Guy Phillips Middle School St. Martin in the Fields, performing at conduct many All-County events and Orchestras have attended the Eastern Wake County’s Pieces of Gold, and enjoys bringing the love of orchestral Regional MPA each year and have receiving five Superior awards at the music to others. received Superior ratings each time. They have also attended the music festival at Carowinds and received Superior ratings. Besides the school concerts three times a year, the orchestra students also play in the community during the holiday season HAVE YOU MOVED RECENTLY? and other times during the year. In addition, the Guy Phillips Middle School students have represented our school Please notify NCMEA and NAfME very well at the Eastern Regional Junior All-State Orchestra. of your change of address. The Guy Phillips Eighth Grade Orchestra is comprised of forty-two members, most of who were beginning NAfME string players in sixth grade. The http://musiced.nafme.org/login students are committed to hard work and to developing a sense of community in their ensemble. Many students come in during their lunch/ activity period to NCMEA practice with each other and to form [email protected] small ensembles. This all combines to 919.424.7008 develop a life-long enjoyment of music, which is Ms. Daaleman’s primary objective as a music educator. Now you can download your Ann Daaleman, a graduate of University NAfME Membership Card of Kansas, has taught instrumental music since 1981 in Kansas, New on your Smart Phone. Jersey, and finally, North Carolina. Search the app store for Ms. Daaleman is married to Dr. Tim Daaleman, and has three children of NAfME mobile membership. her own, who all play and enjoy music. The Davis Drive Middle School Advanced Orchestra, directed by You’ll always have it with you for Johanna Rogers¸ consists of the top NCMEA Events & Conference! students in the 155-member DDMS Orchestra Program in Cary, NC.
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By BETH ULFFERS, NBCT, Elementary Section Chair Techniques and Strategies for Getting Kids to Sing In Tune,” as well as how to use assessment effectively in your Greetings fellow music educators! teaching. Recorder Apprentice will Another summer has come and gone present two sessions. Sandy Holland and I hope you are refreshed, energized, will share her expertise in working with excited and ready for a new school children’s voices and will lead a sight- year. Your elementary board has been reading session. Iredell-Statesville working throughout the summer to put Schools elementary music educators, together another promising conference Janet Berry and Dee Yoder will present with sessions to enrich, rejuvenate and BETH two sessions on Standard 6 of our enhance your teaching situation. We ULFFERS Teacher Evaluation. plan to immerse you in an environment Make sure you attend our that will allow you to continue the elementary section business meeting tradition of outstanding music education on Monday, November 11th at 1:00pm. in this great state of North Carolina. Our participate in honors chorus. Please do Following our business meeting, we conference sessions offer something not let this happen to your students! If will have a demonstration ensemble: for everyone. Please take a moment you have any questions please contact “Hands on the Gamelan” presented to read our feature article this month, Jana Winders, honors chorus chair. Her by elementary students of Jody Brent “Strategies for Working with Special email address is on our NCMEA website McCarn, in collaboration with Joy Shea Needs Students in the General Music under the elementary section tab. and Dr. Will Peebles. They will give Classroom” by Dr. Michelle Hairston. The mentor program needs your ideas and strategies for converting Dr. Hairston will present a session support. We are in the process of your Orff ensemble into a Gamelan. at conference focused on specific identifying beginning music teachers Maribeth Yoder-White will present Orff strategies and activities for working (first or second year) or new to our sessions aligned with Common Core with special needs children. section or North Carolina. We are also integration. Many of our sessions have I would like to highlight a few identifying NCMEA veteran mentors been specifically designed to help upcoming opportunities of the to pair with each new teacher. The integrate with Common Core and meet elementary section. The deadline for mentor committee will host a breakfast all of the requirements for our Teacher nominating a colleague for Teacher of at conference on Saturday, November Evaluation. When you speak with your the Year is September 15th. Previous 9th at 9:30am. Refer to your conference administrator about attending Our winners include Renee Anders, Cathy booklet for the location. We will be Professional Development conference, Eatmon, Anne Moorman-Smith, and hosting sessions all day to support our explain to them that you will learn how Lisa Packer. This is a wonderful way to beginning teachers. Renee Anders, to implement centers in your classroom, recognize and honor an outstanding past NCMEA elementary section chair promote critical thinking, integrate with educator from our elementary section. and our first NCMEA Teacher of the math using Note Knacks, and identify For nomination forms and criteria Year, will present a session focusing on the parallels between music with description, please visit the NCMEA classroom management. Please spread children’s literature. We must educate website and look for teacher of the year the word about our mentor program our administrators, parents, and non- under the Elementary section tab. All and encourage all new teachers and musical colleagues what teaching music nominees will be recognized at our interested mentors to contact Beth is all about. I have said it before but I will elementary honors chorus concert. Ulffers at [email protected]. say it again, they need to realize that we Our honors chorus clinician, I hope you are planning to are not “encore”, we are “HARD CORE!” Stephen Roddy is coming to us from attend conference. We have sessions We teach and reach all. The most the Houston Children’s Chorus. He scheduled from 9:00am Saturday, productive and beneficial professional has an exciting and diverse program November 9th through 12:00pm Tuesday, development you will have all year as planned for our students. The audition November 12th. We have taken all of a music educator, will be the NCMEA piece is Wayfarin’ Stranger Spiritual your comments from our conference Professional Development conference. (SSA), arranged by Barbara Vardanega/ evaluations and have planned diverse You will find our complete Brilee Music (BL 156). The audition and multifaceted sessions to help you elementary section schedule on the selection will be Soprano I part, mm. 4 reach your professional goals and NCMEA website. Additionally, in an - 20. Accompaniment should begin on meet the need of all students. Here effort to improve our Elementary section the downbeat of measure 1 and play are some of the exciting sessions communication we have started a NC through measure 20. Please note all we have planned for you! Steve Elementary Section Facebook page, deadlines for forms and fees. Auditions Campbell with Dancing Drum will teach special thanks to Patti Anderson. Check must be postmarked by September us how to implement world music us out online and share our page with 15th. If your students are selected to drumming with Grades Pre-K through your colleagues and friends! participate, registration forms and fees 5th grade as we learn age appropriate Best wishes for a great start to your must be postmarked by October 15th. drumming games and activities. Jill school year and thank you for all that Students whose teachers fail to submit Trinka, Kodály specialist, will present you do for music education and the by the deadline will not be allowed to sessions focused on “In-Tune Singing: children of North Carolina.
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Houston, First Presbyterian Church, ELEMENTARY HONORS CHORUS St. Luke’s Methodist Church, as well as Tallowood Baptist Church. CONDUCTOR He most recently served for ten years as Director of Music at Grace Presbyterian Church of Houston. Stephen Roddy is the Founder Mr. Roddy is a native of Dayton, & Director of the 200-voice Houston Ohio, and Memphis, Tennessee, and Children’s Chorus. This auditioned is a graduate of Auburn University group of children represents the and Southwestern Baptist Theological very finest of Houston’s young Seminary in Fort Worth. He is currently musicians. They are frequently President of the Houston Chapter called upon to represent Houston of Choristers Guild. He serves on at local and world-wide civic STEPHEN the Board of Directors of the Texas and cultural events, including 28 RODDY Foundation for the Arts and on the performances for the President of Board of Directors for the Center for the United States. Christian Music Studies at Baylor They perform over 60 concerts University. He is also on the advisory each year to an approximate Board for the High School for the audience of 750,000 people. They Roddy served as organist / music Performing and Visual Arts and are regularly featured with the associate at First Baptist Church of Houston Masterworks Chorus. Houston Symphony and sang as back-up vocals to Josh Groban during the pre-game ceremonies webinAirs of the SuperBowl in 2004. In 2008, the Children’s Chorus performed concerts in the major concert PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES halls of Beijing and Shanghai as FOR MUSIC EDUCATORS part of the 2008 Olympics cultural (from NAfME’s Learning Network Website: arts festival. Most recently, The musiced.nafme.org/learning-network/) Chorus performed at Carnegie Hall as part of the premiere of the learning network offers two ways for you “Heartsongs”, a major composition on the poetry of Mattie Stepanek to attend professional development webinars. and commissioned by Houston Children’s Chorus. • Purchase individual LIVE webinars through NAfME’s An accomplished pianist, shopping cart for $9.95 (Please see calendar on website for organist and conductor, Mr. Roddy for session descriptions) has conducted state honor choir festivals in Georgia, Louisiana, or Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas, • Purchase an annual subscription for $49.95 (member’s only Alabama, North Carolina, South rate) which includes access to all live NAfME webinars AND Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Texas. A most recent concert the convenience of viewing these archived webinars at any involved 1,500 singers and a 100- time. Also included in this low subscription price is access piece orchestra at Our Lady of to SoundTree’s live webinars as a value added bonus. Angels Cathedral in Los Angeles. He is in demand as a children’s if you are a learning network subscriber you will receive music recording specialist and has directed or produced recordings for emails once a month with links to register for the webinars Silver-Burdett Ginn Music textbooks, and a reminder email the week of the webinar. Shawnee Press, Lifeway, Fred Bock Music Company, Warner Bros. if you would like to sign up for Music, Blue Bell Ice Cream, Gerber learning network notifications through text or email: Baby Foods, and United Way. Mr. Roddy has choral compositions published by Fred Bock Music • Text @learningne to (202) 681-5920, and follow text instructions Company, Gentry Publications, and or Shawnee Press. •Email [email protected]. Follow instructions Prior to the founding of the Houston Children’s Chorus, Mr. sent in the reply.
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From 2003 – 2006, Dr. Ross was SURVEY RESULTS YIELD VARIETY IN Director of Bands and Orchestra and Assistant Professor of Music at the COLLEGIATE SESSION TOPICS AT University of Minnesota-Morris. Dr. Ross serves as President of the NCMEA CONFERENCE Board of Directors of the New York City By JANE GRANT MCKINNEY, CNAfME ADVISER based WEAVE Soundpainting Orchestra, a professional interdisciplinary ensemble that features improvisation with musicians, dancers, visual artists, The Collegiate Section officers 2010 – 2012, will be present to offer and actors. He has commissioned met in March at Appalachian State greetings to the collegiate members. and arranged several works for winds University where they developed and With 22 active state chapters and a and has conducted twenty-four world sent a survey to all CNAfME members large number of collegiate members, premieres. His performances have won throughout the state to get input on individual chapter officers should the praise from composers such as session preferences for the fall, 2013 encourage their members to participate Samuel Adler, David Gillingham, William Conference. As a result, a variety of in the state elections as candidates and Harbinson, and David Maslanka. sessions have been planned. voting members so that there is more Dr. Ross has had numerous Sunday afternoon, November participation and representation from speaking engagements as well as guest 10th, a panel of first year teachers will across the state. conducting throughout the United discuss typical problems encountered, Following the elections, a States, Romania, China, Hawaii, and both expected and unexpected, conducting clinic tailored for the pre- South Korea. Dr. Ross has performed during the first year of teaching. Those professional will be presented by Dr. clarinet with ensembles including the participating are: Kevin Still, Director Stephen Hopkins and Dr. John Ross. University of Michigan Symphony Band, of Bands and Choirs at West Stanley Dr. Hopkins, Director of Choral the Michigan State University Wind High School in Oakboro; Hunter Activities in the Hayes School of Symphony, the Traverse Symphony Soots, Choral Director and Assistant Music at Appalachian State University, Orchestra, the Battle Creek Symphony, Band Director at West Caldwell High brings a wealth of experience as Quintessence Wind Quintet, and the School in Lenoir; Melissa Chappell, conductor of the Chamber Singers and Lawton Philharmonic and continues Orchestra Director at Myrtle Grove University Singers and instructor of to perform as recitalist. Dr. Ross Middle School in Wilmington and MCS choral conducting, choral techniques, completed his DMA degree in Wind Noble Middle School in Wilson; Emily and choral literature both at the Conducting at Michigan State in 2002 Zaruba, Elementary Music Specialist undergraduate and graduate levels. and earned his MM degree in Wind at West Greene Elementary School in Previous experience includes two Ensemble and Band Conducting from Greene County; and Brooke Humfeld, years as Director of Choral Activities Michigan State in 1992. In 1988, he former Director of Bands at Patuxent at West Texas State University in received the BME degree from Olivet High School in Maryland, now pursuing Canyon, Texas and seven years of College. In 2005, he was inducted into graduate studies at ASU. public school teaching in Tennessee the Phi Beta Mu International School Following this session, a panel of and Texas. Bandmaster Fraternity, was honored student teachers will talk about their A member of NAfME and ACDA, Dr. with awards from Who’s Who Among experiences and what they might have Hopkins is a frequent guest lecturer, America’s Teachers, and Who’s Who given more attention in preparation. adjudicator, active composer and in America. Student teachers participating are Alex arranger, and contributes articles to In 2004, he was inducted into Alberti (Enloe High Schoo in Raleigh), the choral Journal. He holds the DMA the International Who’s Who for Laura Morgan (Southwest Middle and MM degrees from the University Professionals. In 2003 he received School in Jacksonville and Enloe High of Texas at Austin and the BME degree the Minnesota’s Band Director’s School); Michelle Leach (Green Hope from Murray State University. In 2006, Association Award. In 1998, he was High School ), Tres Ward (Northwest he received two university awards, - recognized as being a distinguished High School in Guilfod County ), and the Hayes School of Music Teacher of teacher in the arts by the National Meredith Magnuson (Red Oak Middle the Year and the University Award for Foundation for Advancement in the School in Rocky Mount and Banks Excellence in Teaching. Arts. In 1996, he was presented with Elementary in Kinston). Dr. Ross, Director of Bands the prestigious Citation of Excellence Since there have been more and Associate Professor of Music from the National Band Association. collegiate members in attendance at Appalachian State University Dr. Ross is a member of the World on the Monday of past conferences, conducts the Appalachian Wind Association for Symphonic Bands and many collegiate events are planned for Ensemble, the Appalachian Concert Ensembles, the College Band Directors Monday. The Business and Elections Band, frequently guest conducts National Association, the National meeting and Continental Breakfast will the Appalachian Symphonic Band, Band Association, NAfME, NCMEA, Phi once again be held on Monday morning teaches courses in wind literature Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Beta Mu and to increase participation. Nancy and band techniques and guides all honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi Ditmer, NAfME National President, aspects of the ASU BANDS program. National Band Fraternity.
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The CNAfME Executive Board on teacher preparation and other Collegiate Business/ Luncheon Meeting of chapter presidents concerns about what happens in the Elections/Continental and representatives will once again be “real world” of teaching music in the Breakfast held off-site at the Foothills Brewery public schools. Panelists participating 11:00 – 11:50 (638 West Fourth Street). This meeting are Arris Golden, Director of Bands, Conducting, Instrumental provides the opportunity for evaluation Gravelly Hill Middle School in Efland; and Choral and suggestions from chapters for next Margaret Rehder, Orchestra Director 12:00 – 12:50 year’s conference. at R.J. Reynolds High School in CNAfME Executive Board On Monday afternoon the first Winston-Salem; Dr. Jerry Markoch, Luncheon Meeting, session, Teaching Outside of Your Director of Bands, Athens Drive Foothills Brewery Area, will be presented by Michael Krier High School, Raleigh; Brad Bensen, (638 West Fourth Street) ,who has much experience teaching Director of Choirs and Instructor of 1:00 – 1:50 high school band and orchestra. This AP Music Theory at Panther Creek Teaching Outside of Your session will be followed by another High School in Cary; and Cheryl Area session, Program Boosters 101, Lewis, NBCT, Elementary Music 2:00 – 2:50 designed to provide insight to the Specialist at Fairview Elementary, Program Boosters 101 pre-service candidate. Dr. Kevin Fairview, North Carolina. 3:00 – 3:50 Richardson, Associate Director of A schedule of activities follows: Collegiate Open Discussion Bands and Director of the Marching Sunday, November 10, 2013 Panel Mountaineers at Appalachian State 2:00 – 2:50 4:00 – 4:50 University who has had plenty of First Year Teaching: the Collegiate Members Visit experience in the care and fostering of Experience Thanks are extended to state chapter boosters clubs and organizations will 3:00 – 3:50 – Student Teaching officers for their efforts in developing provide the wisdom of his experience Panel plans for the Conference including to those who soon will find themselves 4:00 – 4:50 Laura Arevalo-Gallego (president), at the helm of such groups. Collegiate Members Visit Erica Spear (vice-president), David Finally, there will be a Collegiate the Exhibits Wilson (corresponding secretary), and Open Discussion Panel where Monday, November 11, 2013 Abby Johnson (recording secretary). members should bring their questions 9:30 – 10:00 See you at Conference!
HIGHER EDUCaTION SECTION
By MATTHEW BUCKMASTER, Section Chair Dr. Abril’s extensive and diverse interests should be of great interest for all NCMEA participants. He will present three sessions: The 2013 NCMEA Conference of Music Education, Music Educators 1. “Music Education Policy presenter for the Higher Education Journal and the Bulletin for the Council Research from a Socioecological section is Dr. Carlos Abril, Associate of Research in Music Education. Dr. Perspective” (a traditional Professor and Director of Undergraduate Abril co-edited the book, Musical research presentation) Music Education at the University of Experience in Our Lives (Rowman & 2. “Igniting Creativity in the General Miami Frost School of Music. We’re Littlefield) and has written chapters for Music Classroom” (a hands-on very pleased to have Dr. Abril’s other books, including The Handbook practical session geared toward expertise as a part of the conference of Research in Music Learning (Oxford) current and pre-service teachers) sessions. Dr. Abril’s research focuses and Alternative Approaches in Music 3. The Higher Education discussion on socio-cultural issues in music Education (Rowman & Littlefield). His forum after our annual luncheon education, arts education policy, and music arrangements and instructional These sessions promise to be very music perception, and he has been materials are published by World Music rewarding, with something for everyone published in Journal of Research in Press and in the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill to learn from this cutting-edge leader in Music Education, International Journal textbook series, Spotlight on Music. the field.
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By RUE S. LEE-HOLMES Director of Dancing Drum, which is the General Music Commission and Exceptional Children’s Commission sponsor of this session. The Exceptional Children’s Commission will sponsor a session As you settle into another school on integrating Universal Design for year with your checklist of things to do, Learning (UDL) in the music classroom. please make sure you register for and Debbie Metcalf and Dr. Rue Lee-Holmes attend the 2013 NCMEA Conference. will present this session. Ms. Metcalf Several informative sessions will currently works in partnership with help you continue your professional Pitt County Schools and East Carolina development as an informed music University in Greenville, North Carolina. educator. RUE S. LEE- She is an Intervention Specialist for The General Music Commission HOLMES Pitt County and serves as a Teacher- has planned several sessions for in-Residence in the Department of NCMEA 2013 Conference. Dr. Jim Special Education, Foundations, and Waddelow and Carrie Stinchcomb Research at East Carolina University. will present a session on how the Ms. Metcalf recently co-authored a Alexander Technique can be applied Barbara Vinal will present a session textbook, “Teaching in Today’s Inclusive to music as well as the activities in our on assessment. This session will highlight Classrooms: A Universal Design for daily lives. Dr. Waddelow is the Director multiple ways to assess students in the Learning Approach.” Dr. Lee-Holmes is of Instrumental Activities at Meredith general music classroom. Ms. Vinal a music educator and Board Certified College. He is an active clinician and teaches K-5 general music, assists as Music Therapist, who teaches general adjudicator throughout the South. Ms. the Technology Integration Specialist, music at Hobbton Middle School in Stinchcomb is the orchestra director and serves as the Webmaster at Fred Newton Grove, North Carolina. at E. B. Aycock Middle School in Olds Elementary School in Raleigh, The General Music Commission, Greenville, North Carolina. North Carolina. Exceptional Children’s Commission, Dr. Wendy Barden will present a In collaboration with the Elementary and Elementary Section have planned session on playing the recorder. Dr. Section, Steve Campbell will present a a variety of informative sessions for the Barden is a music educator and the session on drumming. This interactive 2013 NCMEA Conference. Make sure Music Coordinator in the Osseo Area session will teach rhythms, songs, you attend the Conference so you can Schools in Minnesota. Neil A. Kjos and dances that focus on character benefit from the wealth of knowledge Music Company and Separk Music are education traits. Mr. Campbell is a that will be available. I look forward to sponsoring Dr. Barden’s session. drummer, an educator, and the Musical seeing you at the Conference!
WENDY BARBARA BARDEN VINAL
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